Beady Range
| Feature Type: | Range (2) - Group or chain of mountains or hills. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | NE. of N. end of Dease Lake, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 58°49'59"N, 129°54'06"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104I/13 |
| Related Maps: |
104I 104I/13 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Beady Mountains adopted 1 June 1937 on Geological Survey sheet 381A, as labelled on BC map 1H, 1917. Form changed to Beady Range 17 January 1952 on 104I, being a more accurate description of the feature (letter from Mr. Bostock, file E.1.36) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Possibly after J.C. Beedy [sic], identified in 1886 BC Mines Report as a prospector in the Stikine area. See also Beady Creek near Dease Lake and Bead Creek near Barkerville. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |