| 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: | W side of Shackleton Glacier in the Clemenceau Icefield, just E of Cummins Lakes Provincial Park, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°08'47"N, 117°55'48"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 83C/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 21 September 1973 on 83C, as a well-established name in climbing circles. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Originally submitted in 1927 by Alfred J. Ostheimer, with names for numerous peaks in the Clemenceau Glacier area; the theme relates to members of exploration parties in various part of the world - this one in close proximity of Mounts Stanley and Livingstone, and referring to Cecil Rhodes, one-time prime minister of Cape Colony, South Africa and namesake of Rhodesia (later Zimbabwe). Most of Ostheimer's names were originally rejected by the Geographic Board of Canada because of the sheer volume of his submissions, none in the least relevant to Canada or the Canadian Rockies.. However, the names were published, circulated and promoted by Ostheimer in mountaineering journals (Canadian Alpine Journal, vol XVI, 1927, American Alpine Journal, Appalachia, etc) with the result that many of the names gained extensive use amongst mountaineers, and were adopted in subsequent years. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |