Kuskanax 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: | E side of Upper Arrow Lake above Kuskanax Creek, just N of Nakusp, Kootenay Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°18'55"N, 117°46'50"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82K/5 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 9 June 1960 on 82K in association with the adjacent creek, in turn a long-time [Indigenous] name meaning "long" or referring to the length of the stream. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |