Mount Helmcken
[HEL-mek-en]
| 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 Veitch and Metchosin Creeks, W of Victoria, Metchosin Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°24'33"N, 123°34'41"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92B/5 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 12 June 1934 on National Defence sheets 415b, Metchosin, and 415c, Sooke. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Dr. John S. Helmcken came to British Columbia as surgeon for the Hudson's Bay Company; a vocal opponent of the province's entry into Confederation, he favoured annexation to the United States. See Helmcken Island and Helmcken Falls for additional biographical information. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |