Mount McArthur
| 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: | S of Glacier des Poilus at NW side of Yoho National Park, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°32'25"N, 116°35'49"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82N/10 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Mount McArthur adopted in the 2nd Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 30 June 1900. Incorrectly identified as "McArthur Mountain" in the 5th Report, 30 June 1904 et seq. Correctly identified as "Mount McArthur" in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Mount McArthur confirmed 5 July 1961 on 82N/10. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After J.J. McArthur, DLS. See McArthur, Lake. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Approved 6 May 1907 as suggested by Arthur Wheeler. Formerly known as Signal 18. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |