| Language of origin |
English language
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| 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
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| Name Authority: |
BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: |
On BC-Alberta boundary at N end Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: |
51°01'39"N, 115°41'35"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: |
WGS84 |
| NTS Map: |
82O/4 |
Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted in the 10th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 30 June 1911.
Source: BC place name cards, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff.
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"Descriptive of climber's sensations" [when climbing the mountain.]
Source: 15th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1917 (supplement to the Annual Report of the Dept of the Interior, 1917, Ottawa)
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