Zodiac Mountain
| 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: | S of Azure Lake in Wells Gray Provincial Park, Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°19'33"N, 120°06'25"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93A/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 8 September 1976 on 93A/8. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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First ascent 5 September 1975, credited to D.H. Straight, Jr. and R. Tauer. "The literal meaning of... Zodiac is 'circle of animals.' On our expedition we saw rainbow trout, ptarmigan, lynx, porcupine and a bear in the vicinity of the mountain..." (August 1976 letter from D.H. Straight, Jr., file B.1.37) Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |