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Mount Prestley is a 2,732-metre mountain with three summits in British Columbia’s Valhalla Ranges, forming part of the southern edge of Valhalla Provincial Park near Slocan and Slocan Lake. Officially named in 1962, it honors Private Michael Thomas Patrick Prestley of nearby Nelson, who served with The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada and was killed in action in 1944 during the Second World War at age 21. The mountain is among the range’s highest points, has a subarctic climate with severe winter cold, drains into tributaries of the Slocan River, and is climbed by established ridge routes.
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