Catamount 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: | In the Hermit Range W of Rogers Pass, Glacier National Park, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°17'14"N, 117°37'20"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82N/5 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted in the 15th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1917, as labelled on Geological Survey map of the Rocky & Selkirk Mountains, 1914. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Catamount is a synonym for cougar, lynx or any of a variety of wild cats, shortened from the 17th century "cat-of-the-mountain". Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |