Mount Sifton
| 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: | Just NW of Rogers Pass in Glacier National Park, NE of Revelstoke, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°20'10"N, 117°33'10"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82N/5 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted in the 6th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 30 June 1906. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After Sir Clifford Sifton, Minister of the Interior for Canada, 1896-1905. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |