Red Man 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 |
| Other Names: | Mount Red Man |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | On BC-Alberta boundary, NW of head of Cross River in Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°47'17"N, 115°31'59"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82J/13 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Red Man Mountain adopted 3 October 1957, not "Mount Red Man" as identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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From the red colour of the rock, and in contrast to Mount White Man. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |