Tadekho Hill
| Language of origin | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit, Na-Dene language family Tāłtān language |
| Feature Type: | Hill - Elevation of terrain rising prominently above the surrounding land. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | NW of Little Arctic Lake at SW end of Mount Edziza Provincial Park, S of Telegraph Creek (community), Cassiar Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 57°21'03"N, 130°46'49"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104G/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 2 January 1980 on 104G/7, as submitted by Geological Survey of Canada in association with Tadekho Creek. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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A compound word created by Geological Survey of Canada, from the Tahltan words "tade" meaning three, and "kho" meaning grizzly bear; the survey party had been forced to relocate their camp adjacent to [Tadekho Creek] because of a sow grizzly and two curious cubs. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |