Howard Peak
| Feature Type: | Peak (2) - Summit of a mountain or hill, or the mountain or hill itself. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | N end of Homathko Icefield, between Homathko River and S end of Tŝilhqox Biny (lake), Range 2 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°10'33"N, 124°32'09"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92N/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 3 April 1958 on 92/NW, as submitted by members of the 1957 Homathko Expedition (file M.1.55). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Continuing the Elizabethan-era naming theme in the area - Burghley, Howard and Walsingham Peaks were named for British soldiers and statesmen of that time. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |