Itcha Range
| Feature Type: | Range (2) - Group or chain of mountains or hills. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | S of headwaters of Downton Creek, between Punkutlaenkut Creek and upper Chilcotin River, Range 3 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°39'59"N, 124°50'05"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93C/10 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Itcha Mountains identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer, as labelled on BC Lands' map 1G, 1916. Form of name changed to Itcha Range 13 March 1947 on 93SW. Origin/significance of name not recorded. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Northern extremity (in the vicinity of the headwaters of Chilcotin River, Tsetzi Creek, Shag Creek and unnamed creeks east of Pan Creek) is 5500' contour; south, east and west extremity is 5000' contour. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |