Mount Monroe
| 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: | E side of Fraser River, N of McBride, Cariboo Land District |
| Tags: | World War II |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°23'49"N, 120°10'44"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93H/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 12 March 1965 on 93H. See also Monroe Creek. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named to remember Canadian Army Lance Corporal Stanley James Monroe, K41218, from McBride. Serving with the Canadian Forestry Corps when he was killed 1 July 1942, age 24. Location & circumstances of his death not cited; buried at McBride Cemetery, Plot 6, Grave 4. Parents: Adrian A. Monroe and Lela A. Monroe, McBride. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |