Popes Peak
| Feature Type: | Peak (2) - Summit of a mountain or hill, or the mountain or hill itself. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | On BC-Alberta boundary just S of Kicking Horse Pass in Yoho National Park, E of Golden, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°24'10"N, 116°17'43"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82N/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Named by Order in Council, 1887. "Popes Peak (not Pope's nor Boundary Peak)" confirmed in the 18th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1924. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After the Honourable John Henry Pope, Minister of Agriculture 1871-73, 1878-85, then Minister of Railways and Canals 1885-89. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |