Mount Knox
| 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: | E side of Okanagan Lake, just N of Kelowna, Osoyoos Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°54'50"N, 119°28'20"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82E/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 1 December 1955 on 82E/NW as a well-established local name. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"After Arthur B. Knox, stock rancher at the foot of the mountain, 1883-1902." (12th Report of the Okanagan Historical Society, 11948, citing F.M. Buckland). Source: included with note |