Goodair Peak
| Feature Type: | Peak (2) - Summit of a mountain or hill, or the mountain or hill itself. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | S of headwaters of Geikie Creek, S end Mount Robson Provincial Park, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°39'34"N, 118°22'43"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 83D/9 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 1 May 1934 on Jasper Park (north) sheet, as submitted by Edmonton Section, Alpine Club of Canada (file J.1.34). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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".... was formerly known as Warden Peak in association with Portcullis Peak. After the tragic death of Warden Goodair in the Tonquin, the new name [is] suggested in his memory. His remarkable character and true love of the mountains made a deep impression on all who knew him." (January 1934 letter from Alpine Club of Canada, file J.1.34) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |