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Wapiti Mountain (BC)

  • 2393 m (7,850ft)
  • Naming History
53.9278N -120.062W
Located on the Continental Divide 1.5 km west of Cecilia Lake; south buttress of Providence Pass

Province: BC
Headwater: Smoky/Fraser
Year Named: 1929
Named by: A.J. Campbell
Named for: Wapiti is said to be the Cree name for "mountain goat". Elsewhere, Wapiti is identified as the name for "elk"?