Wedge 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: | Head of Weart and Wedgemount Glaciers, E of Whistler in Garibaldi Provincial Park, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°07'58"N, 122°47'36"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92J/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Wedge Mountain adopted 4 October 1932 on Garibaldi Park Map, as recommended by Garibaldi Park Board; not "Mount Vancouver" as submitted at some earlier date to the Park Board. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Descriptive. First ascent credited to Neal Carter, 1921, but not known if name originates with Carter. Elevation of 9,497 feet from P.L. Tait. Straddles the boundary between New Westminster Land District and Lillooet Land District. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |