Mount Spetch
| 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: | S side of Joffre Lakes Provincial Park, E of Pemberton, Lillooet Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°19'34"N, 122°27'25"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92J/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 23 January 1979 on 92J/8, as submitted by Karl Ricker, Alpine Club of Canada Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named after Sam Spetch, who operated the general store at Birken and Owl Creek, and the first hardware store and other assorted businesses in Pemberton. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |