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Mount Harvey, a 1,652-metre peak in the Britannia Range above Howe Sound near Lions Bay, is both a popular hiking destination and a place tied to naval history and modern tragedy. Named in 1859 by Captain Richards of HMS Plumper during his survey of the region, it forms part of a local group of peaks linked to the Glorious First of June. The mountain honors John Harvey, captain of HMS Brunswick, who was grievously wounded in the 1794 battle and later died from those injuries. It is also remembered for the April 8, 2017, cornice collapse that killed five hikers on its north face.
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