Mount Morkill
| 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: | On BC-Alberta boundary near head of Morkill River, NE of McBride, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°41'41"N, 119°50'27"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 83E/12 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 26 April 1965 on 83E/12. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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The camera station "Morkill" was established on this summit in 1923 (BC-Alberta boundary sheet #37, and Report Part III, p.62); so-named by interprovincial boundary surveyors in association with Morkill River and Morkill Pass. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |