Mount St. Anne
| 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: | Between Thunder Rivr and Miledge Creek on W side of North Thompson River, N of Blue River (community), Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°17'27"N, 119°18'40"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 83D/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 29 January 1962 Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |
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Named in 1863 by Dr. Chilton and Lord Milton. Probably after Milton's aunt, Lady Anne Wentworth-Fitzwilliam (1838-79), who married Sir James J.R. Mackenzie. ("Place Names in Vicinity of Yellowhead Pass" by James White, Canadian Alpine Journal, vol VI, 1914-15, pp.143-158) Source: included with note |