Jumbo Mountain
| Feature Type: | Mountain - Mass of land prominently elevated above the surrounding terrain, bounded by steep slopes and rising to a summit and/or peaks. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Between head of Jumbo Creek and Horsethief Creek, W of Invermere, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°24'10"N, 116°33'53"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82K/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Jumbo Mountain adopted in the 15th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1917; not "Jumbo Peak" as labelled on BC Lands' map 1EM, 1915. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named in association with the Jumbo Mineral Claim, Crown Granted in 1892 according to BC Mines Annual Report, 1896. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |