Mount Lawson
| 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: | S side of Fantail Lake, W of Taku Arm Tagish Lake, W of Atlin, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 59°32'05"N, 134°33'02"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104M/10 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 7 August 1947 on 104M, as submitted by Geological Survey in 1911 (Ottawa file OBF 0002), and as labelled on BC map 1H, 1917 et seq. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Mis-spelled "Lawsan Mountain" in 1930 BC Gazetteer. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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A prominent mountain on the west side of Bighorn Creek, named after an old time prospector, Fred Lawson, one of the principle owners of mineral claims on this mountain. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |