Mount Tom Taylor
Encyclopedia
Mount Tom Taylor is a mountain
on Vancouver Island
, British Columbia
, Canada
, located 41 km (25 mi) northeast of Tofino
and 27 km (17 mi) southwest of Mount Albert Edward. This mountain is composed of granite, which is nearly unique in Strathcona Provincial Park
. Several multi-pitch alpine climbing routes have been established on its steep SE flanks.
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Mountain
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on Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island is a large island in British Columbia, Canada. It is one of several North American locations named after George Vancouver, the British Royal Navy officer who explored the Pacific Northwest coast of North America between 1791 and 1794...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, located 41 km (25 mi) northeast of Tofino
Tofino, British Columbia
Tofino is a district of about 1,650 residents on the west coast of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada, located at the western terminus of Highway 4, on the tip of the Esowista Peninsula, at the southern edge of Clayoquot Sound....
and 27 km (17 mi) southwest of Mount Albert Edward. This mountain is composed of granite, which is nearly unique in Strathcona Provincial Park
Strathcona Provincial Park
Strathcona Provincial Park is the oldest provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, and the largest on Vancouver Island. Founded in 1911, the park was named for Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, a wealthy philanthropist and railroad pioneer. It lies within the...
. Several multi-pitch alpine climbing routes have been established on its steep SE flanks.
History
Mount Tom Taylor is named in honor of a politician involved in the development of Strathcona Provincial ParkStrathcona Provincial Park
Strathcona Provincial Park is the oldest provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, and the largest on Vancouver Island. Founded in 1911, the park was named for Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, a wealthy philanthropist and railroad pioneer. It lies within the...
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Named after the Honorable Thomas TaylorThomas Taylor (Canadian politician)Thomas Taylor was a businessman and political figure in British Columbia. He represented West Kootenay-Revelstoke from 1900 to 1903 and Revelstoke from 1903 to 1916 as a Conservative in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.He was born in London, Ontario, the son of Thomas Taylor and Anne...
(1865 - 1947), who, as minister of Public Works, had been instrumental in securing government funds for the survey & construction of roads and general development of Strathcona Park: "The Hon. Thomas Taylor... intends to spare no pains to secure through here the finest drives to be found anywhere, and... Sir Richard McBride is very desirous that the park be developed to its utmost...." (The Great Playground on Vancouver Island, British Columbia Magazine, Vol 9, No 7, July 1913, p.370.) The onset of World War I, and a shortage of government funds brought the elaborate development plans to a halt. Prior to assuming a cabinet post, Taylor listed his profession as mineral broker, then mining recorder. He served as Minister of Works [Public Works] December 1908 - December 1915, and held a dual portfolio as Minister of Railways March 1911 - December 1915.