Mount Duchesnay
| 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: | S of Kicking Horse River between Ottertail River and Field, E of Golden in Yoho National Park, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°21'24"N, 116°27'14"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82N/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted in the 15th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1917, as originally suggested in 1901, and as labelled on Geological Survey of Canada sheet 142A, Field, 1915. See Duchesney, Lake for origin information. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Mis-spelled "Duchesney" on BC map 1EM, 1915. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |