Mount Helmcken is a large hill in Metchosin, east of Sooke, in British Columbia, Canada. It is also just west of Colwood. The mountain is accessed via Neild Road which runs all the way to the top where it joins Zanita Heights.

Mount Helmcken
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Highest point
Elevation	328 m (1,076 ft)[1]
Prominence	193 m (633 ft)[1]
Parent peak	Empress Mountain (682 m)[1]
Listing	Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	48°24′33″N 123°34′41″W[2]
Geography
Location	British Columbia, Canada
District	Metchosin Land District
Parent range	Vancouver Island Ranges[1]
Topo map	NTS 92B5 Sooke[2]

The mountain is named for John S. Helmcken, a surgeon for the Hudson's Bay Company who opposed the province's entry into Confederation, preferring annexation by the United States.[2]

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