Mount McKirdy
| 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: | NE of N end of Canoe Reach Kinbasket Lake, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°50'36"N, 119°08'00"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 83D/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 17 June 1975 on 83D/14. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After Fulton Alexander McKirdy (1874-1960), an early settler in the Valemount area. Additional biographical in letter, 17 May 1975, file 83D/14. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |