Mount Barrington
| 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: | NW side of junction of Barrington and Chutine Rivers, W of Stikine River SW of Telegraph Creek (community), Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 57°45'42"N, 131°50'25"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104G/13 |
Ministry of Land, Water and Resource Stewardship - GeoBC Branch
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Origin Notes and History:
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Barrington Mountain adopted in 1935 on Geological Survey sheet 309A, Stikine River. Form of name changed to Mount Barrington 6 May 1954 on 104 G. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named in association with Barrington River, in turn named for Captain Sydney Barrington, who in 1926 with his associates, took over all the placer gold leases on the north fork of the river. See also Barrington River. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |