Dark 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: | SW of head of Cry Lake, NE of Dease Lake (community), Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 58°38'07"N, 129°26'21"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104I/11 |
|
|
Origin Notes and History:
|
Dark Mountain adopted 1 June 1937 on Geological Survey sheet 381A, Eagle-McDame, as submitted May 1936 by Canadian Geological Survey; not "Black Mountain" as identified in earlier documents (titles/dates not cited). Change recommended to avoid confusion with numerous similarly-named features (correspondence on Ottawa file 1530). Elevation of 6470 feet. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |