Sessel 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: | N side of Boomerang Glacier, between Lillooet River and head of Hurley River NW of Pemberton, Lillooet Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°39'02"N, 123°10'36"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92J/11 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 23 January 1979 on 92J/11, as submitted by mountaineer Karl Ricker. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Descriptive. So-named because of the "armchair" shape of the mountain, sessel being the German word for armchair. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |