Mount Macbeth
| 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: | N of Glacier Creek on E side Duncan Lake, SW of Invermere, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°23'21"N, 116°45'50"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82K/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 17 July 1962 on 82 K/7, as submitted December 1960 by mountaineer Robert West who led a 1959 climbing party in the area (file P.3.37), and as identified in Canadian Alpine Journal 1961. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Banquo was suggested because of the mountain's proximity to Duncan Lake: Banquo and Macbeth were generals to Duncan, the 11th century King of Scotland. Macbeth rose to the throne after killing Duncan, and later arranged Banquo's death. Also Mount Banquo nearby. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |