Mount Alcantara
| 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: | E of Mitchell River, S of Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°48'03"N, 115°36'28"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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Adopted 12 October 1966 on 82 J/3 as labelled on BC-Alberta Boundary sheet #12, 1917, and as listed in the 1930 & 1953 BC Gazetteers. Also Alcantara Creek. Origin/significance not recorded. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |