The Golden Hinde is a mountain located in the Vancouver Island Ranges on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. At 2,195 metres (7,201 ft), [3] it is the highest peak on the island. The peak is popular with experienced backcountry-climbers, having been first ascended in 1913.

The highest peak of the Vancouver Island Ranges, the Golden Hinde, is named for his vessel. The first European explorer likely to have observed any of the mountains of the Vancouver Island Ranges would have been Captain Juan José Pérez aboard the Spanish frigate Santiago.

The Golden Hinde is the highest summit on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. This fact alone makes it a must-do for any Island alpinist. In addition it is one of nine so-called “Island Qualifiers.”

The highest point in these ranges and on the island is the Golden Hinde, at 2,195 m (7,201 ft). [28] Located near the centre of Vancouver Island in 2,500 km 2 (970 sq mi) Strathcona Provincial Park, it is part of a group of peaks that include the only glaciers on the island, the largest of which is the Comox Glacier. [29]

Mount McBride has two cairned summits, only a short distance apart, that appear identical in height, and the Misthorns also has two other slightly lower summits to the west. The Behinde has a slightly lower east summit, but those few who climb …

Golden Hinde, elevation 2200 m, is the highest mountain on Vancouver Island, located near the Island's centre in Strathcona Provincial Park.

The tallest and most prominent mountain on Vancouver Island is Golden Hinde in Strathcona Provincial Park. Golden Hinde is unique in that its elevation and prominence are both the same, namely 2,195 m (7,201 ft) tall. Vancouver Island is 456 km (283 mi) long and 100 km (60 mi) wide at its widest points.

The Golden Hinde is the highest peak on Vancouver island at 2195 meters (7201 ft). Ironically, the mountain is almost in the geographic centre of Vancouver Island, as well as near the centre of Strathcona Provincial Park (2 450 km 2 605 408 acres).

This page contains a comprehensive list of the peaks on Vancouver Island over 4000 feet. It was compiled in several stages. The first step was to determine the location of all officially recognized peaks.

In the middle of Strathcona Provincial Park of the central Vancouver Island sits a rugged and iconic massif – Golden Hinde, the highest peak on the entire island. This status draws significant attention from everybody making Golden Hinde one of …