Phalanx Mountain
| Feature Type: | Mountain - Mass of land prominently elevated above the surrounding terrain, bounded by steep slopes and rising to a summit and/or peaks. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | W side of Spearhead Glacier, E of Whistler in Garibaldi Provincial Park, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°05'52"N, 122°51'30"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92J/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 27 August 1965 on 92J. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Descriptive: "The mountain resembles a Greek flying wedge of soldiers when viewed from the southwest or southeast - this wedge formation is termed a 'phalanx' ..." (December 1969 letter from Neal Carter, file P.1.65) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |