Mount Mowat
| 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 of Moose Lake in Mount Robson Provincial Park, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°56'31"N, 118°43'57"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 83D/15 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Mount Mowat adopted 5 November 1912. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named "Mount Mowatt" [sic] by A.O. Wheeler in 1911, after the late Sir Oliver Mowat, who had served as premier of Ontario 1872-1896; "...owing to a striking resemblance to his well-known features, when seen in profile from the Fraser Valley near the Junction of Grant Brook." Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |