Archduke 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: | SW of Truce Mountain at NW side Purcell Wilderness Conservancy Provincial Park, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°17'44"N, 116°46'23"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82K/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 20 June 1972 on 82 K/SE. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"...named after Beethoven's Archduke Trio in B-flat, as the peak has three high points. (April 1973 letter from Dr. Curt Wagner, Marshall, Minnesota, file M.1.54) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |