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: | On BC-Alberta boundary just NW of Fording River Pass, N of Elkford, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°23'38"N, 114°49'33"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82J/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Decision in 18th Report. Named after Alex Muir ( -1906), author of the "The Maple Leaf." Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |