The Sphinx
| Feature Type: | Mountain - Mass of land prominently elevated above the surrounding terrain, bounded by steep slopes and rising to a summit and/or peaks. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | NE of Mount Garibaldi, S of Whistler in Garibaldi Provincial Park, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°54'06"N, 122°57'04"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/15 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Sphinx Mountain adopted 2 September 1930 on 92G and 92J, as submitted by Garibaldi Park Board. Name changed to The Sphinx (mountain) 3 July 1963 on 92G/15, to reflect established local usage, and as identified in the 1953 BC Gazetteer. Descriptive of shape. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |