Campion 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: | NE side of Mount Robson (locality) in Mount Robson Provincial Park, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°03'09"N, 119°09'39"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 83E/3 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 31 December 1973 in the 1973 Cumulative Supplement to the 1966 BC Gazetteer, as agreed by British Columbia 13 March 1972; re-approved 19 December 1978 during compilation of 83D/14. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"the alpine moss Campion is abundant here; this name is already in local use." (memo from BC Parks, file C.1.62). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |