Mount Nemo
| 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: | SW. of junction of Houston Creek and Duncan River, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°56'53"N, 117°15'11"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82K/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 1 November 1963 on 82 K/14. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named after Captain Nemo of the submarine Nautilus ("Mysterious Island" and "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea", by Jules Verne) because of it's proximity to Nautilus Mountain. So-named by climbers Sterling Hendrix and Arnold Wexler in 1957 (Canadian Alpine Journal, Vol XLIII, 1960, p.37) and submitted 5 September 1959 by Samuel Silverstein, who had climbed many peaks in this area the previous year. (file B.1.55) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |