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Verified: official record for Mount Munson; feature type “Mount - Variation of Mountain”; mountain description includes land “bounded by steep slopes and rising to a summit and/or peaks”; approximate coordinates 49°30′56″N, 119°34′24″W.
Open sourceVerified: “Munson Mountain is a prominent hill located on the North Bench which overlooks the city.” Also verified PENTICTON sign history and “put Penticton on the map” language.
Open sourceVerified: City page “Munson Mountain and sign” uses the “prominent hill” description and identifies the site as municipal Community Heritage Register.
Open sourceVerified: “The trail is short – approximately 1km round trip – and is suitable for all ages.”
Open sourceVerified: BC naming proposal requirements; Land Act section 5 says the minister is responsible for geographical names in British Columbia.
Policy PDFLand ActVerified: Destination BC 2024 International Market Profiles include Australia, China, Germany, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, and the United Kingdom as key international markets excluding US; profiles provide BC visit/spend/rank figures used in the table. Destination Canada source-market list is cited for the wider national context, including France and the United States.
Destination BC PDFDestination Canada marketsUK: CROW Act / GOV.UK access-land context and OS hillwalking classifications. France: Loi Montagne / ANEM mountain-zone criteria. Europe/global: Kapos mountain classification using elevation, slope, and relative relief. These sources explain expectations only; they do not bind BC.
CROW ActGOV.UK access landOS guideANEMKapos classification