The Colonel
| 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 of Moose Lake in Mount Robson Provincial Park, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°04'53"N, 118°48'19"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 83E/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 4 December 1923, as labelled A.O. Wheeler's 1911 map of Mount Robson, and on BC map 3H, 1919, and on BC-Alberta boundary sheet 30, 1922. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"After Colonel Aimé Laussedat (1819 - 1907), originator of the science of photo-topography." (A.O. Wheeler) [photo-topography is now called photogrammetry - the science of making maps using aerial photographs] Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |