Mount Herbert
| 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: | On BC-Alaska boundary SE of Mount Jetté, at extreme NW corner of BC, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 59°46'04"N, 138°37'34"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 114O/15 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted in the 18th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1924. Elevation 6090 feet. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named after Right Honourable Sir Michael H. Herbert, British Ambassador to the United States during early part of the Alaskan Boundary Tribunal, who signed and also assisted in framing the treaty by which the tribunal was created. Source: 18th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1924 (supplement to the Annual Report of the Dept of the Interior, 1924, Ottawa) |