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
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Name Authority: |
BC Geographical Names Office |
Relative Location: |
Between Windermere Lake and Kootenay River, SE of Invermere, Kootenay Land District |
Latitude-Longitude: |
50°23'53"N, 115°43'51"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
Datum: |
WGS84 |
NTS Map: |
82J/5 |
Origin Notes and History:
Adopted 3 February 1954 on 82J/5 as labelled on Geological Map of the Stanford Range, compiled in 1953 by BC Mines Department (file C.2.53). Also Pedley Pass. Origin/significance not recorded.
Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office.
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