| 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: | Just S of Pinecone Lake, NW of N end Pitt Lake, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°38'47"N, 122°49'16"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/10 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 16 April 1997 on 92 G/10, as submited by Mel Turner, manager of planning for BC Parks. (February 1997 letter, file P.1.61) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Name refers to D. Gillespie, who explored this area extensively at the turn of the century. Gillespie may have been a planner with the national parks board, as at the time, this area was under consideration as a national park. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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This feature is identified as "Peak 6600"; first ascent credited to MacKenzie & Ricker, October 1976 (Bruce Fairley, "Guide to Climbing & Hiking in Southwestern British Columbia", 1986, p.42) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |