Asperity 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: | E of Mount Tiedemann, just E of Mount Waddington, Range 2 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°23'25"N, 125°13'18"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92N/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 23 February 1978 on 92N, as labelled on Don Munday's 1929 map (map 11L8), and as identified in subsequent climbing literature and journals. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"...a typical and well-known Munday name, from the word 'aspire'...." (January 1967 letter from Dick Culbert, author of "Climbers Guide to the Coastal Ranges of British Columbia", 1964 (files M.1.55, M.1.74) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |