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The Golden Hinde is a mountain located in the Vancouver Island Ranges on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. At ,〔Different sources list slightly different values for the maximum elevation above sea level. A recent survey using GPS determined the NAS83 elevation as 2,196.818 m. See for a discussion; see () for description of the trip to obtain this value〕 it is the highest peak on the island. The mountain is located near the geographic centre of Vancouver Island, as well as near the centre of Strathcona Provincial Park, at the head of the Wolf River and to the west of Buttle Lake, about east of the community of Gold River. The peak is popular with experienced backcountry-climbers, having been first ascended in 1913. The mountain is made of basalt which is part of the Karmutsen Formation.〔(Geology of Strathcona Park - The Volcanic Flood ) Retrieved 24 November 2007〕 The mountain took its name from Sir Francis Drake's ship, the ''Golden Hind'', by an early fur-trading captain, who was reminded of Drake's ship as sunset hit the mountain (which is visible from the west coast of the Island) and in honour of Drake's reputed presence off the coast of the future British Columbia during the explorer's circumnavigation of the globe from 1577-80 (see New Albion). The present name was not officially conferred until 1938, but this was done after a reference to the peak in a fur-trader's log. The alternative name "The Rooster's Comb" was used by early alpinists because of the mountain's appearance.〔Akrigg, G.P.V. and Helen Akrigg. "Golden Hinde." ''British Columbia Place Names.'' Vancouver: UBC Press, 1997. p. 94〕 Image:Ghinde1.jpg|Golden Hinde. South Aspect. Aug 2006. Image:Ghinde3.jpg|Golden Hinde. South Aspect. Aug 2006. ==See also== * List of Ultras of North America * List of mountains of Canada * Mountain peaks of Canada * List of the most prominent summits of North America 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Golden Hinde (mountain)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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