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
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Name Authority: |
BC Geographical Names Office |
Relative Location: |
S side McGregor Pass in Kakwa Provincial Park, Cariboo Land District |
Latitude-Longitude: |
53°57'33"N, 120°12'44"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
Datum: |
WGS84 |
NTS Map: |
93H/16 |
Origin Notes and History:
Mount Wishaw adopted 3 April 1958 on 93NE as labelled on 1929 survey plan 10T264, McGregor River area, by A.J. Campbell, BCLS. Form of name changed to Wishaw Mountain 3 July 1958 on 93NE.
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
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Named by A.J. Campbell, BCLS, after a village in Scotland.
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
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