Turret Mountain

British Columbia. Mountain
Headwaters of Tonquin Creek
52.7119 N 118.3678 W — Map 83D/9 — GoogleGeoHackBivouac
Name officially adopted in 1951
Official in BCCanada
Elevation: 3127 m
Tonquin Pass and Geikie Range from the North (Vista Peak).
Photo, A.0. Wheeler

A turret is a small tower. The feature was named by the Alberta-British Columbia Boundary Commission in 1921.

References:

  • Cautley, Richard William [1873–1953], and Wheeler, Arthur Oliver [1860–1945]. Report of the Commission appointed to delimit the boundary between the Provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. Part II. 1917 to 1921. From Kicking Horse Pass to Yellowhead Pass.. Ottawa: Office of the Surveyor General, 1924. Whyte Museum
  • Cautley, Richard William [1873–1953], and Wheeler, Arthur Oliver [1860–1945]. Report of the Commission Appointed to Delimit the Boundary between the Provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. Parts IIIA & IIIB, 1918 to 1924. From Yellowhead Pass Northerly. Ottawa: Office of the Surveyor General, 1925. Whyte Museum
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