| Mount Maxwell Provincial Park | |
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 View from Baynes Peak | |
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| Location | Salt Spring Island,British Columbia |
| Nearest city | Duncan |
| Coordinates | 48°48′18″N123°30′55″W / 48.8049°N 123.5153°W /48.8049; -123.5153 |
| Area | 231 ha (570 acres) |
| Designation | Provincial Park |
| Created | 1938 |
| Governing body | BC Parks |
| Website | BC Parks Mt Maxwell |
Mount Maxwell Provincial Park is aprovincial park in theGulf Islands ofBritish Columbia,Canada. It is located onBurgoyne Bay and theSansum Narrows on the western shores ofSaltspring Island.
It was established in 1938 for the views afforded fromBaynes Peak, the highest point on the mountain,[2] which encompassVancouver Island, theGulf Islands and mainland British Columbia. It has an area of 231 hectares, but is adjoined by theMount Maxwell Ecological Reserve to the west, andBurgoyne Bay Provincial Park to the south, creating a contiguous area of over 1100 ha of protected land.[3]
The mountain top can be accessed by gravel road, or by hiking trails from the north-east or Burgoyne Bay Provincial Park to the south.[4] It has an elevation of 580m above sea level.[5]
Mount Maxwell was initially named Mount Baynes byAdmiralty surveyorGeorge Henry Richards, after Admiral SirRobert Lambert Baynes in about 1859. However, local inhabitants began calling it Mount Maxwell, a name which was officially accepted in 1911. When the park was created it was agreed to name the summit Baynes Peak.[2] The Indigenous placename for Mt. Maxwell in the Hul'qumi'num language, is recognized as Hwmet'utsun, which means 'bent over place'.[6]
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