Mount Alpha Centauri
| 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: | Between Stockdale and Forster Creeks, NW of Invermere, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°36'21"N, 116°31'53"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82K/10 |
Ministry of Land, Water and Resource Stewardship - GeoBC Branch
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 10 December 1969 on 82 K/10 as submitted by Robert West, who led a mountaineering expedition to this area in 1969 (letter November 1969, file I.1.62). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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In association with North Star Peak; Alpha Centauri is very nearly a south polar star, lying almost directly opposite the North Star. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |