Mount Sproat
| 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: | N side of Beaton Arm Upper Arrow Lake, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°45'12"N, 117°53'49"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82K/13 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted in the 11th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 30 June 1912, as labelled on BC Lands map East & West Kootenay, 1898 et seq. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After Gilbert Malcolm Sproat, gold commissioner for the West Kootenay district, 1885-1890. See also Sproat Lake (near Port Alberni on Vancouver Island) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |