| 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: | Just SE of Squamish, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°38'04"N, 123°05'11"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/11 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 4 May 1926 for Geological Survey sheet 199A, Britannia Beach, as an established local name and as identified in 1925 report by H.T. James, Geological Survey of Canada (title/publication # not cited). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Other nearby mountains are named on BC map 2D, 1923, but this feature is not identified. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Origin/significance not known: An unpublished manuscript by Frank Smith (Alpine Club of Canada ?) states that the peak took its name from a mineral claim that covers part of its southern face. However, R.C. Harris found no such name during a 1986 search of Crown Grant claims in the area. Note also that Sky Pilot is the common name for Phacelia sericea, a striking alpine plant; not known if this immediate area is a suitable habitat. Note further that "Sky Pilot" is an old nickname for a minister or preacher. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |