Cornice Mountain
| Feature Type: | Mountain - Mass of land prominently elevated above the surrounding terrain, bounded by steep slopes and rising to a summit and/or peaks. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | SW of junction of Flood and Stikine Rivers, SW of Telegraph Creek (community), Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 57°08'11"N, 131°57'03"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104G/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted in 1935 on Geological Survey sheet 309A, as submitted February 1930 by R. Dickison, Dominion Topographical staff. Re-adopted 6 May 1954 on 104G. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Descriptive. In this context a cornice is an overhanging mass of snow, ice, or rock. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |