Kenow 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: | In Clark Range, N. of Kishinena Creek, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°04'39"N, 114°19'26"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82G/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 6 April 1950 on BC Land's Map 4D, "Fernie" and in Ottawa File OBF 2777, as established on Department of Forests Reference Map. Origin/significance not recorded. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff, File F.1.49. |
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Across the creek rise two mountains with Chippewa names: Kenow (eagle) and Miskwasini (red rock). [As submitted by Rhys Stevens, Librarian III, University of Lethbridge] Source: Holterman, Jack; “Place Names of Glacier/Waterton National Parks”; Glacier Natural History Association, 1985, page 73. |