▁and ▁is ▁the ▁highest ▁point ▁in ▁the ▁Mount ▁Edge c um be ▁vol can ic ▁field , ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁about ▁ ▁on ▁Kru z ov ▁Island ▁that ▁also ▁includes ▁Cr ater ▁R idge ▁and ▁Sh ell ▁Mountain . ▁__ NOT OC __ ▁ ▁Name ▁The ▁ind igen ous ▁T ling it ▁people ▁considered ▁the ▁mountain ▁to ▁be ▁sacred . ▁In ▁the ▁T ling it ▁language , ▁the ▁mountain ▁is ▁called ▁L ’ ux , ▁which ▁means ▁" to ▁flash " ▁or ▁" bl inking ," ▁pur port edly ▁because ▁the ▁T ling it ▁people ▁first ▁discovered ▁it ▁while ▁it ▁was ▁sm oking ▁or ▁er upt ing . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 7 7 5 , ▁Spanish ▁expl orer ▁Juan ▁de ▁la ▁B ode ga ▁named ▁the ▁mountain ▁Mont aña ▁de ▁San ▁Jac into ▁to ▁honor ▁Saint ▁Hy ac inth , ▁whose ▁fe ast ▁day ▁is ▁celebrated ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁August . ▁Captain ▁James ▁Cook ▁passed ▁the ▁mountain ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 7 7 8 , ▁during ▁his ▁third ▁voyage ▁and ▁named ▁it ▁Mount ▁Edge c um be , ▁pres umably ▁after ▁a ▁hill ▁over looking ▁P ly mouth ▁Har bor , ▁England , ▁or ▁possibly ▁for ▁George , ▁Earl ▁of ▁Ed gc um be . ▁Explorer ▁George ▁V ancouver ▁later ▁adopted ▁the ▁name ▁chosen ▁by ▁Cook , ▁and ▁it ▁came ▁into ▁popular ▁usage . ▁ ▁As cent ▁The ▁first ▁recorded ▁as cent ▁was ▁made ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 8 0 5 ▁by ▁Captain