Mount Queen Bess

Mount Queen Bess is a prominent summit in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in southern British Columbia, rising west of Chilko Lake and south of Tatlayoko Lake near the Homathko Icefield. Named for Queen Elizabeth I of England, it stands in a cluster of nearby peaks whose names, including Mount Raleigh, Pembroke, Oriana, and Armada, give this remote landscape a distinctive Elizabethan character. Its setting also underscores its importance within the range: Mount Good Hope stands between it and Chilko Lake, while the Waddington Range lies across the Homathko to the northwest. The mountain remains part of a rugged, glacier-shaped region known for dramatic relief and isolation.

British Columbia · Canada