Mount Cope
| Feature Type: | Mount - Variation of Mountain: Mass of land prominently elevated above the surrounding terrain, bounded by steep slopes and rising to a summit and/or peaks. ["Mount" preceding the name usually indicates that the feature is named after a person.] |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Just inside BC-Washington boundary, W of S end of Chilliwack Lake, Yale Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°00'10"N, 121°30'01"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92H/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 30 May 1946 on 92H/4, as identified in the International Boundary Commision Report, 1937; a triangulation station is located here. Significance not known; the syntax suggests that the feature is named after a person, rather than referencing a noun or verb. Station not labelled on 1908 International Boundary Commission map # 4. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |