| 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: | SW side of Pavilion Mountain, E side of Fraser River between Lillooet and Clinton, Lillooet Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°57'50"N, 121°43'25"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92I/13 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 27 October 1965 on 92I/13 - this is a subsidiary peak on the Pavilion Mountain massif. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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The name "Mount Carson" was originally (and incorrectly) applied 1 August 1957 to the landmass at 50º 59' - 121º 41', the feature well-known locally as Pavilion Mountain. Pavilion Mountain adopted in that location 27 October 1965 on 92I/13, and the name Mount Carson re-positioned to a mountain 1-1/2 miles to the southwest at 50º 58' - 121º 43'. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After the Robert Carson family, well-known pioneering ranchers, who homesteaded in this area before 1890. The Diamond-S Ranch now encompasses the original Carson property. This vicinity is called "Carson's Kingdom" in Bruce Hutchinson's c1968 book, The Fraser.) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |