Curia Mountain

Alberta. Mountain
S of Basilica Mountain
52.7958 N 118.3383 W — Map 083D16 — GoogleGeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1951
Official in Canada
This mountain appears on:
Boundary Commission Sheet 29 (surveyed in 1917) [as “Mt. Curia”]

Named in 1916 from its resemblance to a senate house or curia.

References:

  • Canadian Board on Geographical Names. Place-names of Alberta. Published for the Geographic Board by the Department of the Interior. Ottawa: Department of the Interior, 1928. Hathi Trust

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