Mount Edwards
| 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: | W side of Louis Creek below Fraser Creek, S of Barrière (municipality), Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°03'35"N, 120°04'11"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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Edwards Mountains adopted 11 August 1921 on Geological Survey pub#1945, North Thompson sheet (GSC Summary Report 1921, Pt.A, p.72), applying to a 4 mile ridge on the west side of Louis Creek approximately opposite the mouths of Fadear and Fraser Creeks. Form of name changed to Mount Edwards 3 March 1955 on 92P, but owing to incomplete contour information, the label incorrectly positioned at 51°05' x 120°05' on 92P/1. Application altered 7 March 1963 to 51°04' x 120°04' being the highest summit between Louis and Badger Creeks, as intended in 1955. Origin/significance of name not recorded. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |