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Golden Hinde (The Rooster's Comb)  British Columbia . Value: 23
Height: 2195 m (7201 ft) Prominence: 2195 m  
Line Parent: Mount Smith(139 km away, at bearing 21 degrees)
Location: 49:39:44-125:44:49   49.66217-125.74683   10U 301779 5504693     NAD27: 10U 301772 5504474
NTS Map: 092.F.12 (25 km SE of Gold River).
Name Status: Official
Ranges: Pacific Cordillera / Insular Mountains / Vancouver Island Ranges
Regions: BC Coast / Vancouver Island / Golden Hinde

First Ascent: 1913 or 1914 Einar Anderson, W.R. Kent
The Golden Hinde
This peak is #18 in Prominence List for British Columbia . It is located on the centre of the Island in Stratchona Provincial Park. Golden Hinde is the highest mountain on Vancouver Island. A rugged looking mountain from any direction.

Name Notes: The Golden Hinde was named in honour of the ship of the same name, in which Sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the world, the first Englishman to do so. Drake sailed up the Northwest Coast of North America after raiding Spanish colonies along the Central American Coast and laid claim to the regions north of New Spain, naming the site he landed as Nova Albion, Albion being one of the poetic names for England. Debate rages as to where along the coast he did this, with most opinion placing this landing somewhere in northern California. Other theories place Nova Albion in Oregon or on various locations of the British Columbia coast, from the southern Queen Charlottes to locations around Victoria and Sooke. The name Golden Hinde wasn't officially conferred on this peak until 1938, but this was done after a reference to the peak in one of logs of the early fur-trading captains, who was reminded of Drake's ship as the golden light of sunset hit the mountain, which is visible from the west coast of the Island. A "hinde" in archaic English is another word for female deer (doe). The alternative name "The Rooster's Comb" was conferred by early alpinists because of the mountain's appearance.

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Trip Reports
69 Overland to Golden Hinde Robin Tivy
61 Golden Hinde Traverse with a Twist: From the Elk River to Phillips Creek Gord Johnson
54 Golden Hinde from Marble Meadows: a personal quest Gord Johnson
46 The Spine of the Island: Phillips Ridge and almost Golden Hinde Keith Freeman
40 Golden Hinde - Overland Attempt via Phillips Ridge Richard Carey
34 Marble Meadows, Phillip’s Ridge, Golden Hinde and Elk River Exit Tim Deutscher
29 A Quick Trip to the Behinde Sandy Briggs
19 South Couloir - Golden Hinde Henrik Hinkkala 

Subject Photos   View Thumbnails
28 Golden Hinde from Phillips Ridge Robin Tivy
22 The Golden Hinde Looking Meaner Than It Really Is Gord Johnson
17 Golden Hinde from Schjelderup Lake Robin Tivy
13 Elk River Valley Peaks from the Golden Hinde David Campbell
11 Twilight Hits The Golden Hinde Keith Freeman
11 The Golden Hinde in Winter Sandy Briggs
11 Golden Hinde Tim Deutscher
10 Golden Hinde and Behinde from Northwest Len Zedel
10 The Golden Hinde at Sunrise Sandy Briggs
8 North Side of the Behinde and Golden Hinde David Campbell
8 Golden Hinde from Phillips Ridge Ryan Keesey
8 The Golden Hinde Steven Harng
7 Golden Hinde and Strathcona Park from Mt. Jutland David Campbell
5 The Golden Hinde from Albert Edward Caleb Horn
5 The Golden Hinde from Marble Meadows Mike Kent

Placename Photos
18 Mount Albert Edward Panorama ID Key Sandy Briggs
14 Alexandra Peak and The Golden Hinde Sasha Kubicek

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