Mount Schoen
| 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: | SE side of Schoen Lake, NW of Campbell River (city), Rupert Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°09'31"N, 126°14'03"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92L/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Schoen Mountain adopted 9 January 1934 on 92L/1, not "Shoen Peak" as identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Form of name changed to Mount Schoen 6 April 1950 on 92/NW; confirmed 25 November 1965 on 92L. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |