Hagen 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: | S. of junction of Blaeberry River and Ensign Creek, Kootenay Land District |
| Tags: | World War II |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°35'06"N, 116°43'05"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82N/10 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 5 July 1961 on 82N/10. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named to remember Canadian Army Private Alfred G. Hagen, K 76157, from Field; Pte Hagen was serving with the 10th Canadian Infantry Btn when he was killed in action 3 September 1944 during the liberation of Calais. Buried at the Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringhen, France, grave 4.C.6. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |