BC Geographical Names

Name Details:

Name: Mount Nivelle
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Feature Types.:		 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. [if "Mount" precedes the name, usually indicates that the feature is named after a person.
StatusClick here for an explanation of Status.: Official
Relative Location: W side Elk Lakes Provincial Park, Kootenay Land District
Latitude-LongitudeClick here for an explanation of Position Type.: 50°31'07''N, 115°10'29''W at the approximate centre of this feature.
DatumClick here for an explanation of Datum.: NAD83
NTS MapClick here for an explanation of NTS Map.: 82J/11
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Origin Notes and History:

Adopted in the 16th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1919, as labelled on BC-Alberta boundary sheet 9, 1916.
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
"After General R.G. Nivelle, France." (16th Report, GBC)
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"Named for Robert Georges Nivelle (1856 - 1924), who preceeded Pétain at Verdun and went on to command the French Armies of the North. He was relieved of duty after suffering a major loss in the spring of 1917." (Place Names in Elk Lakes Provincial Park, manuscript by A. Simpson, park ranger, August 2001)
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office