Mount Bressler
| 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: | On BC-Alaska boundary, SW of Atlin Lake, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 58°55'24"N, 134°20'12"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104L/16 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 11 June 1965 on 104/NW, as submitted by scientists working on the Juneau Icefield Research program. Elevation 7856 feet. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After geologist Dr. Calder Tupper Bressler (1919 - 1959). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |