Klapperhorn 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: | S side of Fraser River opposite Mount Robson (locality) at NW end of Mount Robson Provincial Park, N of Valemount, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°00'04"N, 119°13'06"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 83E/3 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted by British Columbia 13 March 1972; an established local name according to BC Parks. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"...a classic horn-shaped summit, which is notable for the frequency of its rockslides; the rockslides are audible to campers and are a source of much curiosity and interest." (memo from BC Parks, file C.1.62). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |