Mount Washburn
| Language of origin | English language |
| 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: | Front Ranges, N. of headwaters of Telford Creek, Kootenay Land District |
| Tags: | World War II |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°47'37"N, 115°05'23"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82G/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 27 July 1964 on “Cranbrook” 82G/NW-NE British Columbia. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff, file C.2.26. |
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Named to remember J.29339, Flying Officer Dean Jerome Washburn, Royal Canadian Air Force, son of Lenox Francis and Teresa Louise Washburn, of Fernie, British Columbia. [killed in action] 24 December 1944 (L.I. 15 July 1964). Buried at the Hotton War Cemetery, Belgium, grave V.A.7. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |