The Vice President
| 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: | SW of junction of Little Yoho and Yoho Rivers, at N end Yoho National Park, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°30'09"N, 116°33'08"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82N/10 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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"The Vice President (not Angle Peak)" adopted in the 5th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 30 June 1904. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named in 1904 by Edward Whymper, of Matterhorn fame, after David McNicholl, vice-president of the CPR. (Canadian Alpine Journal Vol 1, 1907, p.52, including photographs). Also "The President" and "The President Range". Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |