Bucephalus 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 of Yellowhead Pass in Mount Robson Provincial Park, E of Valemount, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°49'19"N, 118°26'39"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 83D/16 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted in the 16th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1919, for BC-Alberta boundary sheet 29. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After Dr. Cheadle's horse. (Cheadle's journal of his 1862-63 journey across Canada with Viscount Milton was the basis of the book "The North West Passage by Land" published in 1865.) Milton & Cheadle crossed the Yellowhead Pass near here 17 July 1863; see Cheadle's journal 11- 18 July 1863. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |