Mount Hickman
| 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: | W of upper Mess Creek, S of Telegraph Creek (community), Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 57°15'59"N, 131°06'45"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104G/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 24 July 1945 on 104/SE. Re-approved 5 May 1954 on 104G. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named after Mr. Charles P. Hickman who entered the provincial Fishery Service in 1908 and who was appointed Inspector of Fisheries in 1912. Born in London, England in June 1873; date of death not recorded. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |