Beaver 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: | SW of head of Beaver River at S end Glacier National Park, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°02'15"N, 117°19'56"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82N/3 |
| Related Maps: |
82N/12 82N/3 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 29 July 1904 on Ottawa file 0154-82N/12; re-approved 8 September 1932 on 82N/SW. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named in August 1890 by Mr. H.W. Topham of the Alpine Club of England, and Herr Emil Huber & Herr Carl Sultzer of the Swiss Alpine Club. "The horn of Mt. Beaver [sic], which on this occasion received its name...." (A.O. Wheeler, The Selkirk Range, Department of the Interior, Vol.1, 1905, p.285, describing the August 1890 expedition) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |