Mount Ball
| 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: | On BC-Alberta boundary, SE of Haffner Creek and Vermilion River, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°09'22"N, 116°00'22"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82N/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 9 September 1924, as labelled on Captain Palliser's 1863 map depicting his exploration of British North America 1857-60, and as labelled on BC-Alberta boundary sheet 14. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named in 1858 by Dr. James Hector of the Palliser Expedition, after John Ball (1818-1889), who had served as under secretary of state for the colonies, 1855-57. Also Ball Pass and Range. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |