Mount Forster
| 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: | Between Forster and Horsethief Creeks, W side of Columbia River opposite Radium Hot Springs, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°36'11"N, 116°17'39"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82K/9 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 18 June 1915 (Ottawa file OBF 0179, item 60) Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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After Harold (Earnest?) Forster, member of the provincial legislature for the Columbia District. [served in that capacity 1912-16.] One H.E. Forester, prospector, is identified in BC Mines Reports 1894-1935. See Forster Creek. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |