Mumm Peak
| Feature Type: | Peak (2) - Summit of a mountain or hill, or the mountain or hill itself. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | On BC-Alberta boundary, just N of Berg Lake at N end of Mount Robson Provincial Park, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°11'27"N, 119°08'51"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 83E/3 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 3 December 1912. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After A.L. Mumm, FRGS, who made the first ascent. [in 1912.] Source: 15th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1917 (supplement to the Annual Report of the Dept of the Interior, 1917, Ottawa) |
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"...Arnold L. Mumm (1859-1928) ...lifetime member of the Alpine Club of Canada and played a prominent role in the early explorations of the Canadian Rockies." Source: Place Names of Alberta, Alberta Geographical Names Program and Friends of Geographical Names of Alberta Society, University of Calgary Press, 4 volumes, 1991-1996. |