Quadra 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: | On BC-Alberta boundary, NE of Prospectors Valley in Kootenay National Park, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°17'12"N, 116°09'12"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82N/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Quadra Mountain adopted in the 18th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1924. Form of name changed to Mount Quadra 3 April 1952 on 82N/SE, in the mistaken belief that the mountain was named after a person - Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra. Form of name changed back to Quadra Mountain 31 March 1983 on 82 N/8 by British Columbia; agreed 6 November 1983 by Alberta, and 23 July1984 by Parks Canada. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named by A.O. Wheeler, DLS; the mountain has four pinnacles; hence the name, Quadra. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |