Mount McGladrey
| 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: | S of Crowsnest Pass on BC-Alberta boundary, E of Fernie, Kootenay Land District |
| Tags: | World War II |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°30'35"N, 114°35'13"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82G/10 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 6 April 1950 on BC Lands' map 4D, Fernie. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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Named to remember RCAF Flying Officer George G. McGladrey, DFC, from Corbin, BC; F/O McGladrey was serving with 405 Squadron when he was killed in action 14 July 1943. Buried at Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Netherlands, grave 16.E.3. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |