Mount Gordon
| 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: | S of Wapta Icefield at N end of Yoho National Park, NE of Golden, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°36'21"N, 116°30'48"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82N/10 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted in the 18th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1924, as labelled on BC map 1EM, 1915, and on BC-Alberta Boundary sheet. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named in 1897 by the C.S. Thompson climbing party; Gordon is the family name of Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, then-Governor General of Canada, 1893-1898. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |