Hermitage 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: | SW of Wokkpash Lake, NW end of Northern Rocky Mountains Provincial Park, SW of Fort Nelson, Peace River Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 58°23'46"N, 124°51'35"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 94K/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 9 May 1966 on 94K, as suggested by organizers of the Royal Military College's expedition to this area (file T.1.53). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Name refers to the 1965 "Royal Military Academy Canadian Survey Expedition," undertaken by the cadets from Sandhurst; the establishment where the members were taught how to survey was the school of Military Survey, Hermitage. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |