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
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Name Authority: |
BC Geographical Names Office |
Relative Location: |
On BC-Alberta boundary, S end Mount Robson Provincial Park, Cariboo Land District |
Latitude-Longitude: |
52°34'16"N, 118°17'59"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
Datum: |
WGS84 |
NTS Map: |
83D/9 |
Related Maps: |
83D 83D/9
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Origin Notes and History:
Blackrock Mountain adopted 2 December 1922; not "Mount Blackrock" as labelled on BC-Alberta boundary sheet 28, 1921. Descriptive of the sharp black peak.
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
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