Intersection Mountain
| 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: | On BC-Alberta boundary near head of Forgetmenot Creek, N of McBride, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°47'55"N, 120°00'03"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93H/16 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 5 May 1926. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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Descriptive of location: this mountain stands where the 120th meridian (which forms the BC - Alberta boundary north of here) meets the mountainous divide between the Arctic and Pacific drainage areas (which divide forms the interprovincial boundary south of here). Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |