Mount Colonel Foster

#1204 among destinations in Canada

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Mount Colonel Foster is a mountain located on Vancouver Island in Strathcona Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. At 2,135 metres, it is the fourth highest peak on the island. It is one of the nine Island Qualifiers. ()

First ascent: 1968Elevation: 7005 ftProminence: 2835 ftCoordinates: 49°45'8"N, 125°52'16"W

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Mount Colonel Foster – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Elkhorn Mountain, Puzzle Mountain, Kings Peak, Rambler Peak.

3.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Elkhorn Mountain
82 min walk • Elkhorn Mountain is a mountain located in the Elk River Mountains of the Vancouver Island Ranges of British Columbia, Canada. At 2,194 m, it is the second highest peak on Vancouver Island, second only to the nearby Golden Hinde which lies 15 km to the south.
3.3 miNW
Mountain
Puzzle Mountain, Strathcona Provincial Park
85 min walk • Puzzle Mountain is a twin-summit mountain on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, located 9 km east of Gold River and 6 km northwest of Mount Colonel Foster.
4.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kings Peak
111 min walk • Kings Peak is a mountain located on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. The mountain is located in Strathcona Provincial Park 25 km northeast of Gold River and 2 km north of Elkhorn Mountain.
2.2 miSE
Mountain
Rambler Peak, Strathcona Provincial Park
58 min walk • Rambler Peak is a mountain located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The mountain is 23 km east of Gold River and 4 km southeast of Mount Colonel Foster This mountain is a hydrographic divide located at the headwaters of the Elk River. The Wolf, Elk, Ucoma Rivers and Cervus Creek all start at Rambler Peak.
4.3 miSE
Mountain
El Piveto Mountain, Strathcona Provincial Park
111 min walk • El Piveto Mountain is a mountain located between Wolf River and Cervus Creek on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, 2 km southeast of Rambler Peak and 24 km east of Gold River.
2.5 miNW
Lake
Volcano Lake, Strathcona Provincial Park
65 min walk • Volcano Lake, formerly called Crater Lake, is a lake on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, located just south of Puzzle Mountain and west of Elkhorn Mountain on west side of Strathcona Provincial Park.
5 miSE
Mountain
Mount DeVoe, Strathcona Provincial Park
129 min walk • Mount DeVoe is a mountain on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, located 20 km southeast of Gold River and 5 km south of Rambler Peak.
4.4 miS
Mountain
Mount Donner, Strathcona Provincial Park
113 min walk • Mount Donner is a mountain on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, located 15 km southeast of Gold River and 2 km north of Mount Kent-Urquhart.
5.3 miS
Mountain
Mount Kent-Urquhart, Strathcona Provincial Park
137 min walk • Mount Kent-Urquhart is a mountain on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, located 16 km southeast of Gold River and 11 km west of Golden Hinde.