Mount James Turner
| 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 Fingerpost Ridge, S side of Chaos Glacier E of Whistler in Garibaldi Provincial Park, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°06'59"N, 122°43'20"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92J/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Mount James Turner adopted 2 September 1930 on Garibaldi Park Map, as recommended by Garibaldi Park Board. Also Turner Glacier. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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First ascent credited to Neal Carter, 1921. Named by the Garibaldi Park Board "...after the late Rev. James Turner, a pioneer Methodist Minister, an outstanding figure well known in Northern British Columbia and in the Yukon. Died in 1923." Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |