Hoyaa Peak
| Language of origin | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit, Na-Dene language family Tāłtān language |
| Feature Type: | Peak (2) - Summit of a mountain or hill, or the mountain or hill itself. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | W side of Mowdade Lake at S side of Mount Edziza Provincial Park, SE of Telegraph Creek (community), Cassiar Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 57°32'54"N, 130°29'54"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104G/9 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 2 June 1980 on 104G/9, as submitted by Geological Survey of Canada. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Esja Peak and Hoyaa Peak named by Geological Survey of Canada, referring to a 1956 incident when one of the members of their survey expedition suffered heart attack-like symptoms. Esja hoya'a is a Tahltan expression meaning "my heart is ailing." Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |