Argus 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: | SE of Milla Lake, SE of S end Comox Lake, Clayoquot Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°32'18"N, 125°23'11"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92F/11 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 12 December 1939 on 92 F/11, as submitted September 1935 by Ben Hughes, Comox & District Mountaineering Club (file F.1.34). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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To recognize the newspaper, Comox Argus, whose editor, Mr. Ben Hughes, attempted to climb this mountain in 1931. Argus in turn means "watchful guardian" Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |