Mount Colonel Foster is a mountain located on Vancouver Island in Strathcona Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. At 2,135 m (7,005 ft), it is the fourth highest peak on the island. It is one of the nine Island Qualifiers.
Mount Colonel Foster is located across the Elk River from Elkhorn Mountain. The east face is a 1,000 m (3,281 ft) wall.
Famous quotes containing the words mount, colonel and/or foster:
“If you would feel the full force of a tempest, take up your residence on the top of Mount Washington, or at the Highland Light, in Truro.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“Swan/Mary Rutledge: Oh no, no. I’m not running away. I came here to get something, and I’m going to get it.
Col. Cobb: Yes, but San Francisco is no place for a woman.
Swan: Why not? I’m not afraid. I like the fog. I like this new world. I like the noise of something happening.... I’m tired of dreaming, Colonel Cobb. I’m staying. I’m staying and holding out my hands for gold—bright, yellow gold.”
—Ben Hecht (1893–1964)
“‘Way down upon de Swanee ribber,
Far, far away,
Dere’s where my heart is turning ebber,
Dere’s where de old folks stay.”
—Stephen Collins Foster (1826–1884)