Wedgwood Peak
| Feature Type: | Peak (2) - Summit of a mountain or hill, or the mountain or hill itself. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | SW of Lake Magog in Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, NE of Invermere, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°53'20"N, 115°39'36"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82J/13 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Mount Wedgwood was adopted in the 18th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1924. Form of name changed to Wedgwood Peak 12 October 1966 on 82J/13, as identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named after Mrs. Katherine Wedgwood (nee Longstaff), the first woman to climb it. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |