Mount Cairnes
| 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: | W. of junction of Collie Creek and Blaeberry River, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°41'04"N, 116°46'48"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82N/10 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted in 1919 and published in the 17th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1921, as labelled on BC-Alberta boundary sheet 18. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After Delorme Donaldson Cairnes (1879-1917), geologist with Geological Survey of Canada, 1905-17, the geologist of 141st Meridian survey at the time of his death. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |