Skirt 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: | N side of Langford Lake, NW of Victoria, Highland Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°27'53"N, 123°31'57"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92B/5 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Skirt Mountain adopted in the 10th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 30 June 1911; not "Skirt Hill" as labelled on J.D. Pemberton's 1855 map "South-Eastern Districts of Vancouver Island" and on British Admiralty Chart 2689, 1859 et seq. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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This is the site of "Bear Mountain" recreation & resort community and subdivision, featuring a golf course designed by Jack Nicklaus (nicknamed "Golden Bear") hence the name of the development. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |