Howser 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: | S point of Bugaboo Provincial Park, NW of Invermere, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°42'16"N, 116°47'00"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82K/10 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 9 June 1960 on 82K, applied to the wrong summit. Altered application 29 October 1962 on 82K/10, to agree with the position identified in J.M. Thorington's "Guide to the Interior Ranges of British Columbia", 1947, pp 97 & 100, and as labelled on BC Lands' map 4F, 1947. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Canadian Alpine Journal, 1911, page 32 Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |