Mount Machray
| 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 on W side of Grant Pass, NE side of Mount Robson Provincial Park NE of Valemount, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°02'50"N, 118°46'39"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 83E/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 4 December 1923 on BC-Alberta boundary sheet 30. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After Robert Machray, DD, (1831-1904), first Anglican Bishop of Ruperts Land. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |