Whitecrow Mountain
| Feature Type: | Mountain - Mass of land prominently elevated above the surrounding terrain, bounded by steep slopes and rising to a summit and/or peaks. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | On BC-Alberta boundary at the head of the Fraser River, in Mount Robson Provincial Park, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°33'43"N, 118°16'13"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 83D/9 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Whitecrow Mountain adopted 5 December 1922, not "Mount Whitecrow" as labelled on BC-Alberta boundary sheet 28, 1921. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"...from the number of white crows seen while on it...." (BC-Alberta Boundary Report, Part 2) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |