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Barbican Peak |
Feature type: Peak (2)
Province: British Columbia Location: S of Tonquin Creek Latitude: 52°43'00" N Longitude: 118°24'00" W NTS map: 83D/9 |
| An official name listed at the BC Geographical Names Information System | |
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A barbican is an outer fortification or defense to a city or castle, especially a double tower erected over a gate or bridge. The feature was named by the interprovincial boundary survey party of Wheeler and Cautley in 1921. References: Wheeler, Arthur O. and Cautley, R.W. Report of the Commission appointed to delimit the boundary between the Provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. Part III-A. Topographical surveys of the watershed. 1922, 1923, 1924. Ottawa: Office of the Surveyor General, 1924. | |
| Comments? | Spiral Road- Place Names - 22 September 2002 |