Midgard Peak
| Feature Type: | Peak (2) - Summit of a mountain or hill, or the mountain or hill itself. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | NW of Mulvey Lakes, S end Valhalla Provincial Park, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°46'48"N, 117°39'53"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82F/13 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 3 March 1971 on 82F/13, as submitted February 1970 by Robert Dean, Kootenay Mountaineering Club (file S.1.59). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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In keeping with the Norse mythology names in the Valhalla Mountains; in Norse mythology Midgard is the home of the earth dwellers. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |