| 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: | NE of junction of Elk Creek and White River, E of Canal Flats, SE of Invermere, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°17'05"N, 115°25'38"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82J/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 3 March 1960 on 82J, as labelled on Forestry Reference Map 15-O, 1956. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Not labelled on BC map 4E, 1925; presumably named in the mid-1950's by the Forest Service, for mapping and planning purposes. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"I have always assumed that this mountain was named after Bill Dorman who trapped the White River from the early 1900's well into the 1920's. Bill Dorman had a cabin on the flat west of Fort Steele. I passed it everyday on my way to school. As I remember, Dorman was a reclusive type and none of the neighbours had much to do with him except Colin Cameron. Cameron, just past his teens, trapped with Dorman for some time in the 1920's. Cameron's sister is Mrs. George Barr (Isa) of Fort Steele; she could probably supply more background." (1989 advice from Hap Richardson, area old-timer, to Forest Service District Manager, Invermere; quoted in March 1989 letter, file C.2.50 #2) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |