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{{Short description|Mountain in British Columbia, Canada}}
'''Mount Richard Bennett''' is a {{convert|3190|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} peak located at co-ordinates  in the [[Premier Range]] of the [[Cariboo Mountains]] in the east-central interior of [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]].  The mountain is just north of the taller [[Mount Sir John Abbott]] and is often considered a continuation of that mountain.

The name honours the eleventh [[Prime Minister of Canada]], [[R. B. Bennett, 1st Viscount Bennett|Richard Bedford Bennett]], who died in 1947. The mountain was officially renamed after Bennett in 1962.

==External links==
*[http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=2172 Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia listing] for Mount Richard Bennett
*{{cite bcgnis|id=19796|name=Mount Richard Bennett}}

{{Columbia Mountains}}

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[[Category:Three-thousanders of British Columbia]]
[[Category:Cariboo Mountains]]
[[Category:Cariboo Land District]]

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