Mount Alston is a

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, east of Gold River and south of

Sutton Peak Sutton Peak is a mountain on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, located northwest of Gold River and west of Victoria Peak. See also * List of mountains in Canada Most mountain peaks of Canada lie in the west, specifically in Bri ...

. The source of the

Nimpkish River The Nimpkish River is a river in northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It is the longest river on the Island, rising on the west slope of Mount Alston, flowing northwest into Nimpkish Lake and then north into the Broughton Strai ...

is on the west slope of Mount Alston, 700 metres from its summit.

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* Alston, Mount One-thousanders of British Columbia Rupert Land District {{BritishColumbiaCoast-geo-stub