Gemse 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: | Between Anderson River Mountain and Coquihalla Summit Recreation Area, NE of Hope, Yale Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°39'11"N, 121°13'10"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92H/11 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 5 February 1976 on 92 H/NW; one of a several names submitted by P. Kubik, Vancouver. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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This is part of the 'European Group' of names submitted by P. Kubik of Vancouver: a Gemse is the German species of Chamois, a small horned antelope which inhabit the Alps. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |