Gunboat Mountain

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:
Name Authority: BC Geographical Names Office
Relative Location: Between headwaters of Tête Creek and McLennan River, SW of Valemount, Cariboo Land District
Latitude-Longitude: 52°48'59"N, 119°38'04"W at the approximate centre of this feature.
Datum: WGS84
NTS Map: 83D/13
Related Maps: 83D
83D/13

Origin Notes and History:

Adopted 23 May 1962 on 83D, as identified in Canadian Alpine Journal, Vol XV, 1925, p.129; an article by Don Munday.

Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office