Mount Benson
Mount Benson is a mountain located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia located 9 km west of Nanaimo. At one time, there was road access to the peak as there was a fire lookout at the summit.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Wasrts, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nanaimo and Extension.
Nanaimo
Nanaimo is the central hub city of Vancouver Island in BC, Canada. It is the second largest city on the island and has the second biggest harbour. In many ways it is the smaller cousin of Victoria.
Extension
Village
Extension is an unincorporated community near the east coast of southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The location off BC Highway 19 is about 107 kilometres by road northwest of Victoria, and 10 kilometres south of Nanaimo. Extension is situated 9 km southeast of Mount Benson.
Mount Benson
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,023 metres
- Description: mountain in British Columbia, Canada
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
49.14945° or 49° 8′ 58″ northLongitude
-124.04984° or 124° 2′ 59″ westElevation
1,023 metres (3,356 feet)Open location code
84XQ4XX2+Q3OpenStreetMap ID
node 1651057602OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Mount Benson” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mount Benson”
- Dutch: “Mount Benson”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت بينسون”
- Ladin: “Mount Benson”
- Swedish: “Mount Benson, British Columbia”
- Swedish: “Mount Benson”
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