Feature Type: | Mountain - Mass of land prominently elevated above the surrounding terrain, bounded by steep slopes and rising to a summit and/or peaks. |
Status: |
Official
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Name Authority: |
BC Geographical Names Office |
Relative Location: |
SE of Punkutlaenkut Lake, E of Anahim Lake, Range 3 Coast Land District |
Latitude-Longitude: |
52°28'33"N, 124°41'21"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
Datum: |
WGS84 |
NTS Map: |
93C/7 |
Origin Notes and History:
Adopted 13 March 1947 on 93/SW. Mr. Firth states this "is an [Indigenous] appelation". Noted on Hodsdon's map of Dean River.
Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa
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Labelled as "Mount Lion" on plan 2T268, Vicinity of Anahim Lake, drawn by W. Merston, BCLS, 1923.
Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office.
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