The Marshall
| 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. of Mitchell River, NW. of Mount Assiniboine, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°52'45"N, 115°41'36"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82J/13 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Decision in 18th Report. Descriptive name. Identified as a "Peak" in BC files. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |
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Centurion Peak identified on BC name card as old/other name for The Marshall (peak). ["centurion", an officer commanding a Roman century (subdivision of a legion), is synonymous with "marshall", someone in command of military forces. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |