Mount Brewer
| 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: | Between Toby and Dutch Creeks, SW of Invermere, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°22'49"N, 116°14'00"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82K/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted in the 15th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1917, for Geological Survey sheet 165A, Windermere. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After Samuel Brewer of Windermere: miner; manager of Col. Baker's "Cranbrook" ranch in the 1880's; manager of the Fairmont Hot Springs Hotel 1886-1908. See also Brewer Creek. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |