Avalanche Mountain
| Feature Type: | Mountain - Mass of land prominently elevated above the surrounding terrain, bounded by steep slopes and rising to a summit and/or peaks. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Just SE of Rogers Pass, Glacier National Park, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°17'16"N, 117°28'09"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82N/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted in the 5th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 30 June 1904, as an established local name. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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So-known prior to 1888 ("Mountains of North Kootenay" published in The Kootenay Mail, Revelstoke; 15 February 1901, p.1) Named because of numerous avalanches in the immediate area; 1st ascent credited to Major Rogers and party, 1881. (A.O. Wheeler, The Selkirk Range, 1905, p.374). Source: included with note |