Flattop Peak
| Feature Type: | Peak (2) - Summit of a mountain or hill, or the mountain or hill itself. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | W. of headwaters of Bugaboo Creek, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°42'45"N, 116°47'42"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82K/10 |
| Related Maps: |
82K 82K/10 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 9 June 1960 on 82K, as labelled on BC Reference Map 17-0 N (earliest date not cited) Source: BC place name cards, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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"A snow peak with a long flat top. Name suggested by E. Cromwell, who made the first recorded ascent, with P. Kaufmann, in 1930." (American Alpine Journal 299, ii, 187) Source: BC place name cards, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |