Mount Whymper
| 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: | Between Vermilion Pass and Marble Canyon on E side of Kootenay National Park, SE of Golden, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°13'26"N, 116°05'54"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82N/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 14 January 1909 (Ottawa file OBF 0133 item 159). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |