Mount Brew (Lillooet Ranges)

Mount Brew is a mountain located 12 km (7 mi) south of Lillooet and 44 km (27 mi) north of Skihist Mountain in south-central British Columbia, Canada. It lies on the western side of the Fraser River and is the third-highest mountain of the Lillooet Ranges, after Skihist Mountain and Petlushkwohap Mountain in the Cantilever Range to the west of Lytton.

Mount Brew
Highest point
Elevation2,891 m (9,485 ft)[1]
Prominence1,035 m (3,396 ft)[1]
Parent peakSkihist Mountain (2968 m)[1]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates50°35′06″N 121°58′16″W / 50.58500°N 121.97111°W / 50.58500; -121.97111[2]
Geography
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
DistrictLillooet Land District
Parent rangeLillooet Ranges
Topo mapNTS 92I12 Lillooet[2]

The mountain was named in 1859 by Lt. Mayne for Chartres Brew, a police officer and judge in the Colony of British Columbia.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Mount Brew". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  2. ^ a b "Mount Brew". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  3. ^ "Mount Brew". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2020-01-31.