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Tyee Mountain

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Tyee Mountain
Tyee Mountain is located in Vancouver Island
Tyee Mountain
Tyee Mountain
Tyee Mountain is located in British Columbia
Tyee Mountain
Tyee Mountain
Tyee Mountain (British Columbia)
Highest point
Elevation1,666 m (5,466 ft)
Prominence536 m (1,759 ft)
Coordinates49°58′45.8″N 125°53′39.1″W / 49.979389°N 125.894194°W / 49.979389; -125.894194
Geography
LocationVancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
DistrictNootka Land District
Parent rangeVancouver Island Ranges
Topo mapNTS 92F13 Upper Campbell Lake

Tyee Mountain is a mountain on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, located 25 km (16 mi) northeast of Gold River and 5 km (3 mi) northeast of Mount Judson,[1] between the head of the Gold River and the Salmon River, at the northwest end of Strathcona Provincial Park. "Tyee", which also means "big" and "chief" or "chiefly in the Chinook Jargon, was applied here in its sense of "big" (i.e. the bigger or biggest one).[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Tyee Mountain in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
  2. ^ "Tyee Mountain". BC Geographical Names.