Mount Drought
| 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: | E. of Trépanier Creek, Osoyoos Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°48'40"N, 119°41'38"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82E/13 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 3 June 1975 on 82E/13 as a long-established local name. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"Named after brothers Henry, John, and Albert Drought (all now deceased), pioneers who settled on land immediately south of of this mountain; 2 of John Drought's sons are orchardists and are still living on their father's property." ( May 1968 letter from Forest Ranger, Kelowna, file K.1.55) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |