Mount Murray, is a 1,802-metre (5,912-feet) in the
Murray Range
Murray Range, is a subdivision range of the Hart Ranges, of the Northern Rockies in British Columbia, Canada. The majority of the range lies within the Pine-Lemoray Provincial Park and is noted for its snowmobiling, hiking and ski touring oppo ...
of
Hart Ranges
The Hart Ranges are a major subrange of the Canadian Rockies located in northeastern British Columbia and western Alberta. The mountains constitute the southernmost portion of the Northern Rocky Mountains.
The Hart Ranges were named in honour of ...
of Northern British Columbia. The mountain is within the
Pine-Lemoray Provincial Park.
Named after N.F. Murray, who in 1915 with G.V. Copley, had conducted the first detailed survey and timber reconnaissance in the area for the
British Columbia Forest Service. Murray enlisted with the
CEF in 1916 and was killed at
the Battle of Vimy Ridge in 1917.
There is a 8.2 kilometre hiking trail to the summit from
Highway 97
Route 97, or Highway 97, may refer to:
Australia
- Olympic Dam Highway, South Australia
Canada
* British Columbia Highway 97
** British Columbia Highway 97A
** British Columbia Highway 97B
** British Columbia Highway 97C
** British Columb ...
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References
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Canadian Rockies
Northern Interior of British Columbia
One-thousanders of British Columbia
Peace River Land District