The Armchair
| 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: |
Not official
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| Relative Location: | NE side of Wedgemount Lake, NE of Whistler in Garibaldi Provincial Park, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°10'09"N, 122°47'12"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92J/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Long-known in mountaineering circles as Armchair Mountain or The Armchair, in spite of Garibaldi Park Board's successful petition in 1928 to name this Mount Weart, after their chairman at the time. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |