Aquila Mountain
| Feature Type: | Mountain - Mass of land prominently elevated above the surrounding terrain, bounded by steep slopes and rising to a summit and/or peaks. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | E of junction of Kicking Horse and Beaverfoot Rivers, SW end of Yoho National Park, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°11'26"N, 116°29'40"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82N/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Aquila Mountain adopted 6 February 1923, not "Eagle Mountain" as labelled on Geological Survey sheet 142A, Field, 1915. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Name changed to avoid confusion with numerous similarly-named features, Aquila being the Latin word for "eagle". Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |