Sleeper 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: | SE of Moose Lake in Mount Robson Provincial Park, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°50'32"N, 118°46'01"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 83D/15 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted by British Columbia 13 March 1972. Re-approved 30 January 1980 during compilation of 83D/15. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"...a name already in local use, referring to a sleeper fire which burned part of the area some years ago..." (memo from BC Parks, file C.1.62) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |