Lucerne Peak
| Feature Type: | Peak (2) - Summit of a mountain or hill, or the mountain or hill itself. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | On BC-Alberta boundary, just W of Yellowhead Pass, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°53'03"N, 118°35'03"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 83D/15 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Decision in 18th Report, as named by BC-Alberta boundary commission while surveying here August 10 - October 18, 1917; the peak overlooks Lucerne Station, in turn named in 1912 by CNR officials because of the resemblance of the surroundings to Lucerne, Switzerland. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |