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Bennington Peak |
Feature type: Peak (2)
Province: British Columbia Location: Alta-BC boundary, S of Amethyst Lake Latitude: 52°39'00" N Longitude: 118°18'00" W NTS map: 83D/9 |
| An official name listed at the BC Geographical Names Information System | |
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North West Company explorer Simon Fraser (1776–1862) was born in Bennington, Vermont. The peak 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. Related place names: Fraser River | |
| Comments? | Spiral Road- Place Names - 22 September 2002 |