Mount Muir
| 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: | W of headwaters of Tugwell Lake, NW of Sooke (municipality), Malahat Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°28'45"N, 123°52'00"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92B/5 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Previously adopted in 18th Report, 1924 as Muir Mountain. Named for local resident. BC Gazetteer 1953. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |