Whirlwind 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: | NE of head of Cheakamus Lake, SE of Whistler in Garibaldi Provincial Park, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°00'31"N, 122°50'29"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92J/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 2 eptember 1930 on Garibaldi Park Park, as submitted by Garibaldi Park Board. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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So-named because of evidence of a destructive wind storm which had levelled an area of trees on its slopes. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |