Ambition Mountain
| 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 |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Between Scud Glacier and Stikine River, S of Telegraph Creek (community), Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 57°23'41"N, 131°29'07"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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Mount Ambition adopted in 1935 on Canadian Geological Survey sheet 310A, Stikine River Area. Form of name changed to Ambition Mountain 6 May 1954, the long-standing local name, used by riverboat navigators, and prospectors. Origin/significance not recorded. Also Endeavor Mountain. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |