The Pattullo Range is a subrange of the

Hazelton Mountains The Hazelton Mountains are a grouping of mountain ranges on the inland lee of the Kitimat Ranges of the Coast Mountains in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, spanning the area of Hazelton south to the Nechako Reservoir. Defined by the Britis ...

, located south of Tesla Lake and northeast of Bella Coola in northern

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. Its highest summit is Tsaydaychuz Peak, 2758 m (9049 feet).

Name origin

The range was named for the Honourable

Thomas Dufferin Pattullo Thomas Dufferin "Duff" Pattullo (January 19, 1873 – March 30, 1956) was the 22nd premier of British Columbia from 1933 to 1941. Early life and early political career Born in Woodstock, Ontario, into a family of Scottish ancestry, Pattullo ...

, 22nd

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, commemorating the

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's visit to

Tweedsmuir Provincial Park Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park is a provincial park covering parts of the eastern Kitimat Ranges, northern Pacific Ranges, and the Rainbow Range in British Columbia, Canada. It was established on May 21, 1938 in the western interior of the pro ...

in 1937, as invited by Mr Pattullo.

References

Pattullo Range
in the Bivouac Mountain Encyclopedia Hazelton Mountains {{BritishColumbiaInterior-geo-stub