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: | N side of upper Chemainus River, N of Cowichan Lake, Cowichan Lake Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°57'03"N, 124°09'43"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92C/16 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 6 May 1910 at 48 57-124 08 (Ottawa file OBF 0177). Application altered 2 January 1987 on 92 C/16 to 48 57-124 10. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named in 1864 by Robert Brown, after Frederick Whymper, artist, traveller, and explorer, who accompanied Brown on his Vancouver Island Exploring Expedition for the Geographical Society. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |