Mount Gilroy
| 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: | Just inside BC-Alaska boundary, SW of junction of Scud and Stikine Rivers, SW of Telegraph Creek (community), Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 57°04'54"N, 132°08'36"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104F/1 |
Ministry of Land, Water and Resource Stewardship - GeoBC Branch
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted in the 18th Report 31 March 1924. Confirmed 10 September 1953 on 104F. Elevation of 8,500 feet. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |
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After C.H. Gilroy, International Boundary Survey, 1905-07; drowned in 1910. Source: 18th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1924 (supplement to the Annual Report of the Dept of the Interior, 1924, Ottawa) |