| 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: | Between headwaters of Tête Creek and McLennan River, W of Valemount in the Premier Range, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°49'27"N, 119°36'21"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 83D/13 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 6 September 1927 by Order in Council. Elevation 10,659 feet. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named after the Right Honourable Stanley Baldwin (1867-1947), Prime Minister of England [sic] who had visited Canada that summer - the first British Prime Minister to visit Canada while in office. Previously financial secretary to the Treasury, 1917-21; President of the Board of Trade 1921-22; Lord Rector of Edinburgh University 1922-23; Chancellor of the Exchequer 1922-23; Prime Minister & First Lord of the Treasury 1923-24, 1924-29 and 1935-37. Baldwin had paid a visit to Canada 37 years earlier, while still a student at Cambridge. In his official capacity as visiting Prime Minister, he arrived in Canada 30 July 1927 at Quebec; addressed the Canadian club at Montreal, August 1; addressed the Empire and Canadian clubs at Toronto, August 6; attended the dedication of the Peace Bridge across the Niagara River, August 8; arrived at Banff, August 10, 1927. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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This was the mountain Allen Carpé called "Mount Challenger" during his 1924 ascent. (Canadian Alpine Journal, Vol XV, 1925 p.129 and CAJ Vol XVIII, 1928 p.77). "Mount Stanley Baldwin (not Challenger Mtn)" confirmed in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |