Mount Armour
| 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: | E side of North Thompson River just SE of Barrière (municipality), Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°10'07"N, 120°06'29"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92P/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 11 August 1921 for Geological Survey map #1945, Louis Creek, as identified in Geological Survey Summary Report 1921, Pt.A, p.72. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Incorrectly identified in 1930 and 1953 BC Gazetteers as Armour Mountain. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named after an early settler, J. Armour. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |