Mount Regan
| Feature Type: | Mount - Variation of Mountain: Mass of land prominently elevated above the surrounding terrain, bounded by steep slopes and rising to a summit and/or peaks. ["Mount" preceding the name usually indicates that the feature is named after a person.] |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Just N of Mount Albert Edward, W of Forbidden Plateau area of Strathcona Provincial Park, Comox Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°41'05"N, 125°25'55"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92F/11 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 12 December 1939 as an established name in the mountaineering community. Re-approved 7 October 1948. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Refers to Mr. Regan, CPR surveyor, who made an economic survey of this area in 1930 for the E & N Railway Company. While at the main Circle Lake camp, Regan told Len Rossiter he was naming this mountain after himself. First ascent claimed by Jack Gregson and Len Rossiter, 1931. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |