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Mount Newton (John Dean Provincial Park)

Canada / British Columbia / Victoria /
 mountain, park, hill

The mountain and surrounding area figure prominently in First Nations culture, and early descriptions of the mountain mention large rings of white stones placed there by the Saanich people. Lau Wel New, as Mount Newton is known to the First Nations of the Saanich Peninsula, was the high point of land that enabled them to survive the Great Flood. The name Lau Wel New translates as 'Place of Refuge'. Here legend has it that the Saanich ancestors were able to anchor their canoes until the floodwaters subsided using a giant cedar rope. Lau Wel New was the first land available as the floodwaters receded.
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Coordinates:   48°36'51"N   123°27'4"W
This article was last modified 18 years ago