Mount Little
| 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: | On BC-Alberta boundary at N end Kootenay National Park, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°17'44"N, 116°11'00"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82N/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 14 January 1909, as labelled on A.O. Wheeler's 1908 map. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After George T. Little, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine; a member of the first ascent party. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Little did considerable writing after exploring with Messrs. Fay, Thompson and Abbot. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |