Eagle Mountain, also known as Eagle Ridge^[1] is the mountainous ridge with many indistinct summits between Buntzen Lake and Coquitlam Lake near Coquitlam, British Columbia. Its proximity to Coquitlam, and the houses being built on its southern slopes (known as Westwood Plateau, make it a very popular weekend destination for Hiking, Mountain Biking, Horseback Riding, and Four Wheel Driving. There is a network of logging roads leading up the south side of the summit to a plateau area with lakes, hiking trails and mountain biking trails. A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo - Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 36 - Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area Ranked 4th - Total 944,735 km... The Himalaya as seen from the International Space Station A mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands or separated from other mountain ranges by passes or rivers. ... The Pacific Coast Ranges are the series of mountain ranges that stretch along west coast of North America from Alaska to Mexico. ... In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height or shoulder drop (in America) or prime factor (in Europe), is a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains, also known as peaks. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Example of a topographic map with contour lines Part of the same map in a perspective shaded relief view illustrates how the contour lines of the original follow the terrain Topographic maps are a variety of map characterized by large-scale detail and quantitative representation of relief, usually using contour... The National Topographic System or NTS is the topographic system used by Canada for providing general purpose maps of the country. ... Coquitlam Lake is a resivoir in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. ... Member of Parliament James Moore (City Centre / Westwood Plateau) (Conservative) Paul Forseth (Burquitlam) (Conservative) Member of the Legislative Assembly Diane Thorne (NDP) Mayor Maxine Wilson Councillors Kent Becker Fin Donnelly Louella Hollington Mae Reid Bill LeClair Barrie Lynch Lou Sekora Population (2005) 113,498 Immigrant Population 39,000 (35%) Languages... Westwood Plateau is the north part of the City of Coquitlam. ... Two hikers in the Mount Hood National Forest Eagle Creek hiking Hiking is a form of walking, undertaken with the specific purpose of exploring and enjoying the scenery. ... Mountain biker riding in the Arizona desert. ... horse, see Horse (disambiguation). ...

In 1903, the Vancouver Power Company (now BC Hydro) built a 3.6 km long, 1.2 km deep tunnel under Eagle Mountain from Coquitlam Lake to Buntzen Lake to supply water to Vancouver's first hydroelectric power plant on Indian Arm.^[2] This tunnel, and the power plants on Indian Arm are still operational. 1900 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article refers to the city in British Columbia, Canada. ... Hydroelectric dam diagram The waters of Llyn Stwlan, the upper reservoir of the Ffestiniog Pumped-Storage Scheme in north Wales, can just be glimpsed on the right. ... Indian Arm extends north (to the upper right) from Burrard Inlet (in the foreground). ...

Eagle Mountain is in Indian Arm Provincial Park.^[3]

Notes

1. ^ Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia entry
2. ^ BC Hydro
3. ^ BC Parks

References

• Buntzen Lake. BC Hydro Recreation Areas. Retrieved on 2007-02-19.
• Eagle Mountain. Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia. Retrieved on 2007-02-19.
• Indian Arm Provincial Park. BC Parks.
• Indian Arm Park Map (PDF). BC Parks. Retrieved on 2007-02-19.

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External links

• Eagle Mountain in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
• Eagle Mountain Plateau history and photos from the Western Canada Wilderness Committee