Mount Finlayson
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Mount Finlayson is a 419 m (1,375 ft) mountain
located on the border of Highlands and Langford
, British Columbia
, about 14 km northwest of Victoria
. It is located within the Gowlland Range
(part of the Vancouver Island Ranges
). It is bordered by Goldstream Provincial Park
and Gowlland Tod Provincial Park
, and forms an imposing feature looming above Saanich Inlet
for those travelling south on the Malahat Drive portion of Highway 1
. A (sometimes steep) trail leading up to the summit is easily accessible from Goldstream Park. There are also trails that link up to the summit from Bear Mountain
and these trail maps are available from the resort.
The views from the top of this mountain provide magnificent, 360° views of the Greater Victoria
area. From the top you can also see the Strait of Juan de Fuca
and an unobstructed view of the Olympic Mountain
range, as well as Mount Baker
.
Mountain
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located on the border of Highlands and Langford
Langford, British Columbia
Langford is a city of 22,459 residents on southern Vancouver Island, within the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is considered one of Greater Victoria's Western Communities...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, about 14 km northwest of Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...
. It is located within the Gowlland Range
Gowlland Range
The Gowlland Range is a low, small mountain range on southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, located just east of Saanich Inlet and south of Brentwood Bay. It has an area of 58 km2 and is a subrange of the Vancouver Island Ranges which in turn form part of the Insular Mountains....
(part of the Vancouver Island Ranges
Vancouver Island Ranges
The Vancouver Island Ranges, formerly called the Vancouver Island Mountains, is a mountain range extending along the length of Vancouver Island which has an area of 31,788 km² . The Vancouver Island Ranges comprise the central and largest part of the island...
). It is bordered by Goldstream Provincial Park
Goldstream Provincial Park
Goldstream Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. It is known for the annual fall salmon runs in the Goldstream River, and the large numbers of bald eagles that congregate to feed at that time. The total size of the park is 3.79 square kilometres. It is located in the...
and Gowlland Tod Provincial Park
Gowlland Tod Provincial Park
Gowlland Tod Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. Its 1219 ha is located within the District Municipality of Highlands. The park protects a mixed forest of Douglas-fir, Arbutus, Western Redcedar, Shore Pine, and Garry Oak. Rocky outcroppings support Manzanita,...
, and forms an imposing feature looming above Saanich Inlet
Saanich Inlet
Saanich Inlet is a body of salt water that lies between the Saanich Peninsula and the Malahat highlands of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Located just northwest of Victoria, the inlet is 24 km long , has a surface area of 65 km2 , and its maximum depth is 225 m . Great...
for those travelling south on the Malahat Drive portion of Highway 1
British Columbia provincial highway 1
Highway 1 is part of the British Columbia section of the Trans-Canada Highway. Its total accumulated distance through British Columbia is 1,039 km , including the distance travelled on ferries.-Vancouver Island section:...
. A (sometimes steep) trail leading up to the summit is easily accessible from Goldstream Park. There are also trails that link up to the summit from Bear Mountain
Bear Mountain (resort)
Bear Mountain is a golf resort and adjacent community straddling the boundary between the City of Langford and the District of Highlands, in the Western Communities of Greater Victoria, British Columbia, Canada...
and these trail maps are available from the resort.
The views from the top of this mountain provide magnificent, 360° views of the Greater Victoria
Greater Victoria, British Columbia
Greater Victoria is located in British Columbia, Canada, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. It is a cultural rather than political entity, usually defined as the thirteen easternmost municipalities of the Capital Regional District on Vancouver Island but also includes adjoining areas and...
area. From the top you can also see the Strait of Juan de Fuca
Strait of Juan de Fuca
The Strait of Juan de Fuca is a large body of water about long that is the Salish Sea outlet to the Pacific Ocean...
and an unobstructed view of the Olympic Mountain
Olympic Mountains
The Olympic Mountains is a mountain range on the Olympic Peninsula of western Washington in the United States. The mountains, part of the Pacific Coast Ranges, are not especially high - Mount Olympus is the highest at - but the western slopes of the Olympics rise directly out of the Pacific...
range, as well as Mount Baker
Mount Baker
Mount Baker , also known as Koma Kulshan or simply Kulshan, is an active glaciated andesitic stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc and the North Cascades of Washington State in the United States. It is the second-most active volcano in the range after Mount Saint Helens...
.