Glacier 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, E of Field in Kootenay National Park, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°21'02"N, 116°17'03"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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Adopted by Alberta 20 October 1983; adopted by BC 6 June 1984; adopted by Parks Canada 21 January 1985, all on 82 N/8. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Origin unknown; first known mention in Canadian Alpine Journal, vol.X, 1919, pp. 9 & 10. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |