Casemate Mountain
| 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: | Head of Geikie Creek at S end Mount Robson Provincial Park, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°40'41"N, 118°20'21"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 83D/9 |
| Related Maps: |
83D 83D/9 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 17 January 1951 on Jasper Park (north) map, as labelled on BC-Alberta Boundary sheet 28, 1921. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Many of the names assigned by BC-Alberta Boundary surveyors in this area follow a 'fortification' theme, eg: Turret, Bastion, Portcullis.... Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"Casemate: A fortified position or chamber, or an armored enclosure on a warship from which guns are fired through embrasures." Source: Merriam-Webster OnLine (www.m-w.com), or Webster's New International Dictionary, 2nd edition, unabridged, 1951 |