Mount Raleigh
| 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: | S of junction of Bishop and Southgate Rivers, Range 1 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°54'36"N, 124°16'27"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92K/16 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 8 November 1935 on Ottawa files OBF 0372 and 0836. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After Sir Walter Raleigh (1554-1618), British explorer for Elizabeth I, and gifted poet, writer and scholar. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |