| Language of origin |
Chinook Jargon language
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| 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: |
Between Lakit Creek and Wild Horse River, Kootenay Land District |
| Tags: |
Indigenous
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| Latitude-Longitude: |
49°43'18"N, 115°36'06"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: |
WGS84 |
| NTS Map: |
82G/12 |
Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 4 October 1932 on map 82G/12. Previously known as King Mountain.
Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff.
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Named in association with Lakit Creek as being situated at head. See Lakit Creek for origins.
Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff.
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