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Elkhorn Mountain is a 2,194-metre peak in British Columbia’s Vancouver Island Ranges, within Strathcona Provincial Park east of Gold River. Second only to Golden Hinde on Vancouver Island, it is known for its sharp, hornlike silhouette and was once called Strathcona’s Matterhorn. Long thought by some to be the island’s highest point, it remains one of the park’s most prominent and recognizable summits. It is also considered one of Vancouver Island’s more accessible high mountains, with the Northwest Ridge especially valued as a classic climbing route. Its recorded climbing history began with a 1912 Alpine Club of Canada ascent, followed by notable winter and North Face firsts in 1968 and 1977.
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