| Mount Alfred | |
|---|---|
 Snow-covered Mt. Alfred | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,420 m (7,940 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,318 m (4,324 ft)[1] |
| Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 50°12′22″N124°04′36″W / 50.20611°N 124.07667°W /50.20611; -124.07667[2] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Alfred Location in British Columbia | |
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| Interactive map of Mount Alfred | |
| Location | Jervis Inlet, British Columbia, Canada |
| District | New Westminster Land District |
| Parent range | Pacific Ranges |
| Topo map | NTS92K1Powell Lake |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1929 by Arthur Tinniswood Dalton and Percy Williams Easthope[2] |
Mount Alfred is amountain located at the Queen Reach arm and head of theJervis Inlet within thePacific Ranges of theCoast Mountains inBritish Columbia,Canada. The mountain is the highest in the portion of the mainland between Jervis andToba Inlets, with its 1,318 metres (4,324 ft) prominence defined by the pass at the head of theSkwawka River, which feeds the head of Jervis Inlet. The unofficially-named Alfred Creek Falls, onAlfred Creek which drains off the mountain's glaciers southeast into the Skwawka, is one of Canada's highest waterfalls at 700 metres (2,297 ft).[3]
The mountain was named during the 1860 survey byHMS Plumper who charted all of the area and was named afterAlfred Edward "Affie", who was the third child and second son ofQueen Victoria andPrince Albert of England, and who wasDuke of Edinburgh from his birth in 1844 until his death in 1900.[2][4]
The first ascent of Mount Alfred was made in 1929 by Arthur Tinniswood Dalton and Percy Williams Easthope.[2]
