Lydia Mountain
| Feature Type: | Mountain - Mass of land prominently elevated above the surrounding terrain, bounded by steep slopes and rising to a summit and/or peaks. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | W side of Lake Lovely Water on W boundary of Tantalus Provincial Park, just NW of Brackendale, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°46'30"N, 123°17'36"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 6 June 1957 on 92G, as labelled on sketch of Tantalus Range, submitted by Neal M. Carter, Alpine Club of Canada, and as identified in the 1953 BC Gazetteer. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Continuing the theme established by Tantalus Range - in Greek mythology, Tantalus, the son of Zeus (Jupiter) was King of Lydia, an ancient country in Asia Minor bordering on the Aegean capital Sardis. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |