Elephas 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: | On BC-Alberta boundary, S of Yellowhead Pass in Mount Robson Provincial Park, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°35'47"N, 118°19'47"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 83D/9 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted in the 18th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1924, as derived from BC-Alberta Boundary sheet #28, 1921. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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Named "Mt. Elephas" in 1921 by boundary surveyors, because of the resemblance of rocks near the summit to elephant heads - - Elephas being the Latin word for elephant. Source: 18th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1924 (supplement to the Annual Report of the Dept of the Interior, 1924, Ottawa) |