Mount Barbour
| Feature Type: | Mount - Variation of Mountain: Mass of land prominently elevated above the surrounding terrain, bounded by steep slopes and rising to a summit and/or peaks. ["Mount" preceding the name usually indicates that the feature is named after a person.] |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | S of Tenquille Lake, W of head of Birkenhead Lake, N of Pemberton, Lillooet Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°30'21"N, 122°53'22"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92J/10 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Mount Barbour adopted 17 November 1981 on 92J/10; not "Barber" as misspelled in the 1916 BC Mines Report. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After C. Barbour, [or Barboür ? ], partner with Alex McLeod in development of the nearby Gold King and Crown groups of claims in the pre-World War I era. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |