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
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Name Authority: |
BC Geographical Names Office |
Relative Location: |
E side of Upper Arrow Lake above Kuskanax Creek, just N of Nakusp, Kootenay Land District |
Latitude-Longitude: |
50°18'55"N, 117°46'50"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
Datum: |
WGS84 |
NTS Map: |
82K/5 |
Origin Notes and History:
Adopted 9 June 1960 on 82K in association with the adjacent creek, in turn a long-time [Indigenous] name meaning "long" or referring to the length of the stream.
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
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