Mount Bullock

Mount Bullock, 36 km northeast of Port Hardy,^[1] is a mountain in the Central Coast region of British Columbia, Canada, standing on the north side of the lower reaches of Actaeon Sound, which is a sidewater of Drury Inlet.^[2] Lee Lake is to its north, the Bond Peninsula immediately south.

Mount Bullock
Mount Bullock British Columbia, Canada
Highest point
Elevation	629 m (2,064 ft)[1]
Prominence	504 m (1,654 ft)[1]
Parent peak	Marion Peak (665 m)[1]
Listing	Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	50°57′42″N 127°06′37″W[2]
Geography
Location	British Columbia, Canada
District	Range 1 Coast Land District
Parent range	Pacific Ranges
Topo map	NTS 92L14 Bradley Lagoon[2]

Name origin

The mountain is listed in Burns Naval Biography, publ. 1849. Dove Island nearby, at the entrance to Actaeon Sound via Actress Passage, is believed to have been named for the gunboat HMS Dove, commanded by Lieut. Cdr James Bullock, which was deployed as tender to HMS Actaeon in the East Indies and Chinese waters in later years.^[3]

See also

• Bullock (disambiguation)

References

1. "Mount Bullock". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
2. "Mount Bullock". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
3. "Dove Island". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2014-05-10.