Mount Murray
| 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 NW of Pine Pass, E of Mackenzie (municipality), Peace River Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 55°27'23"N, 122°41'11"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93O/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 2 September 1954 on 93 O. Also Murray Range. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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Named by the Forest Service, after N.F. Murray, who in 1915 with G.V. Copley, had conducted the first detailed survey and timber reconnaissance in the area for the BC Forest Service. Murray enlisted with the CEF and was killed at Vimy the following year. See Murray River for additional biographical information. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |