Diamond Head
| 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: | W of Mamquam Lake, just S of Mount Garibaldi in Garibaldi Provincial Park, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°49'32"N, 123°00'26"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 12 September 1972 on 92G/NW. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named (by W.H. Mathews?) because of its resemblance to Diamond Head, Hawaii. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |