Castle Rock
| 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: | Between Iskut (locality) and Mount Edziza Provincial Park, S of Dease Lake (community), Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 57°50'23"N, 130°12'29"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104G/16 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Castle Rock (Mountain) adopted 6 May 1954 on 104G, as labelled on BC map 1H, 1917, and on BC map 5C, 1929, and as identified in the 1953 BC Gazetteer. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Incorrectly identified in the 1930 & 1966 BC Gazetteers as "Castle Rock Mountain." Incorrectly identified in the 1985 BC Gazetteer and in CGNDB as Castle Rock (Rock). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |