Mount Colonel Foster
| 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: | Head of Elk River, W side Strathcona Provincial Park NE of Donner Lake, Nootka Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°44'58"N, 125°52'02"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92F/12 |
| Related Maps: |
92F/12 92F/13 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Mount Colonel Foster adopted 4 March 1947on 92F/12, not Mount Foster as labelled on Strathcona Park Survey map 1914. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |