Mount Darrah
| 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 E of headwaters of Michel Creek, S of Crowsnest Pass, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°28'21"N, 114°35'37"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82G/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted in 15th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1917. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After Captain Charles John Darrah, RE, astronomer to British Boundary Commission, Rockies to the Pacific, 1858-62. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |