Howson Peak
| Feature Type: | Peak (2) - Summit of a mountain or hill, or the mountain or hill itself. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | W of head of Telkwa River, SW of Smithers, Range 5 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 54°25'05"N, 127°44'38"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93L/5 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 6 October 1936 on Geological Survey sheet 368A, Smithers. See Howson Creek for origin information. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Labelled in the wrong position on federal 1:50,000 map 93L/5, ed. 1, and on provincial 1:250,000 map 93L, 3rd status edition. Instruction to correct subsequent federal map editions sent to Energy, Mines & Resources Canada in August 1977 (file M.1.73). Provincial negatives corrected on site. Howson Peak is labelled in the correct position on provincial 1:20,000 TRIM sheet 93L.042. Elevation 2759m (9051.7 feet) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |