Place names in the Canadian Rockies

Kataka Mountain

Feature type: Mountain
Province: British Columbia
Location: Alta-BC boundary, headwaters of Fitzwilliam Creek
Latitude: 52°50'00" N
Longitude: 118°24'00" W
NTS map: 83D/16
An official name listed at the BC Geographical Names Information System

Kataka is an Indian word for “fort.”


References:

Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names. British Columbia representative: D.F. Pearson, director of surveys and mapping, B.C. Ministry of Environment, Victoria.. .


Comments? Spiral Road- Place Names - 22 September 2002