Yukness 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: | SE side of Lake O'Hara in Yoho National Park, NE of Golden, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°20'40"N, 116°18'17"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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Yukness Mountain adopted in the 5th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 30 June 1904; incorrectly identified in the 10th and subsequent Reports as Mount Yukness. Confirmed as Yukness Mountain 3 April 1952 on 82N/SE. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named in 1894 by Samuel E.S. Allen; Yukness is a Sioux Indian word meaning "sharpened" (as with a knife). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |