Mount Scott
| 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: | On BC-Alberta boundary, N of Hooker Icefield in Hamber Provincial Park, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°26'53"N, 118°03'20"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 83D/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 2 November 1921, as originally submitted in 1914 by G.E. Howard, and as labelled on BC-Alberta boundary sheet 26, 1920. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After Captain Scott, commander of the British Antarctic Expedition, who died in 1913. Elevation of 10,826 feet. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |