Mount Con Reid
| 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: | Between Cervus Creek and Wolf River, W of Buttle Lake in Strathcona Provincial Park, Nootka Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°44'43"N, 125°44'13"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92F/12 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 4 March 1947 on 92F/12, as labelled on topographic map of the area by N.C. Stewart, BCLS, 1936. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named by N.C Stewart, BCLS, after the oldest inhabitant of Buttle Lake at the time of the survey, 1936. Reid was the caretaker of Titus Lodge on Buttle Lake; an old timer, trapper, cougar hunter and guide; a well known, fine character (1938 advice from Stewart) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |