Trolltinder 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: | E side of Yoho Valley opposite Twin Falls, at NE end of Yoho National Park , NE of Golden, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°33'25"N, 116°28'55"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82N/9 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Decision in the 18th Report, 1924. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |
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Named by Habel as it "...resembles somewhat a well-known mountain in the Norweigan valley of Ramsdalen,,,": the name signifies "witch's peak". (Place names of the Rocky Mountains page 369.) File 82G. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |