| 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: | On Mount Garibaldi, SW end of Garibaldi Provincial Park, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°50'27"N, 123°00'32"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 4 October 1932 on map of Garibaldi Park & Area. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Identified as "King" and "Diamond Head" on some maps or reports (titles/dates not cited) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named after Atwell Duncan Francis Joseph King (1877-1947), leader of the first party to reach the summit of Mount Garibaldi, 1907. Born at Montreal 11 October 1877; lived at Victoria since 1876. Employed as a solicitor by BC Electric Company for 33 years and was an ardent mountaineer, pioneering many routes in the Vancouver/Coast Mountains area. Died at Victoria 4 November 1947. (See obituary in Victoria Times, 5 November 1947) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |