Mount Low
| 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: | On BC-Alberta boundary W of Blaeberry River, N of Golden, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°42'59"N, 116°48'07"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82N/10 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted in 1919, as labelled on BC-Alberta boundary sheet #18, surveyed in 1917. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"After A.P. Low, retired Arctic explorer and formerly director of the Geological Survey, and deputy minister." (17th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1921) Source: included with note |
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....Doctor. A.P. Low, Science, McGill University.... (Department of Militia Defence letter October 11, 1920). File 82N/8. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |