| 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: | W side of Bugaboo Provincial Park, S of Golden, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°46'12"N, 116°53'57"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82K/15 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 15 November 1962 on 82K/15, as identified in J.M. Thorington's, "A Climber's Guide to the Interior Ranges of BC", 1947, p.90, and as identified in Canadian Alpine Journal vol xxxvii, 1954, p. 42. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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(Named in 1946 by J.W. Thorington ?) after Conrad Kain (1883-1934), eminent mountain guide in British Columbia's Purcell Mountains. He is credited with more than 60 first ascents in the Rockies and Purcells, including first ascent of the 3 highest peaks of the Canadian Rockies. Obituary and photograph in Canadian Alpine Journal, vol xxii, 1933, pp.199-203. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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First ascent August 1933, Dr. and Mrs. I.A. Richards, guided by Conrad Kain. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |