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Mount Proctor
Mount Proctor is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada located near Fernie. Scaling , this limestone mountain is home to a very popular hiking trail. The legend of Mount Proctor tells of a young Indian chief who could not decide whom to marry and was turned into the mountain. The Three Sisters peak facing Mount Proctor is said to be the three maidens. Before there was an Alpine resort at the Fernie Alpine Resort, there was an Alpine resort at Mount Proctor around 1960. External links * Fernie Worldweb Elk Valley (British Columbia) Proctor Proctor Proctor (a variant of ''procurator'') is a person who takes charge of, or acts for, another. The title is used in England and some other English-speaking countries in three principal contexts: * In law, a proctor is a historical class of lawye ... Kootenay Land District {{EastKootenay-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, forests, lakes, mountains, inland deserts and grassy plains, and borders the province of Alberta to the east and the Yukon and Northwest Territories to the north. With an estimated population of 5.3million as of 2022, it is Canada's third-most populous province. The capital of British Columbia is Victoria and its largest city is Vancouver. Vancouver is the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada; the 2021 census recorded 2.6million people in Metro Vancouver. The first known human inhabitants of the area settled in British Columbia at least 10,000 years ago. Such groups include the Coast Salish, Tsilhqotʼin, and Haida peoples, among many others. One of the earliest British settlements in the area was Fort Victoria, established ... [...More Info...] |
