Mount Leary
| 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: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | N. of Kuskanax Creek, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°21'27"N, 117°41'24"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82K/5 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Decision on 82K/SW. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |
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After Captain Charles Sidney Leary, a resident of Nakusp for many years. Came to Canada in 1900, served 16 years as a member of the B.C. Legislature for this area, two years as Minister of Public Works. Died in 1950. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |