| 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: | NW of Mount Samson, E side of upper Lillooet River NW of Pemberton, Lillooet Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°37'43"N, 123°11'02"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92J/11 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 23 January 1979 on 92J-K as submitted by mountaineer Karl Ricker and as identified in Canadian Alpine Journal, 1977 (file S.1.76). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named in association with Mount Samson [sic] on the mistaken assumption that that name referred to the legendary Hebrew hero. Mount Sampson, as it is properly spelled, refers to a pre-WWI homesteader in the valley. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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[Samson ruled his tribe for 20 years - the last of Israel's tribal leaders (or "judges") before the Israelites were united under Saul's monarchy. Christian and Jewish Scripture tells of Samson's enormous strength in the Book of Judges, recounting his battles against the Philistines and his infatuation with the beautiful Delilah. Delilah eventually betrayed him by cutting his hair, thereby breaking his Nazirite vow; Samson immediately lost his strength and was held by the Philistines until his hair grew back and he was able to pull their temple down around them.] Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |