Mount Plaskett
| 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: | W of Gray Pass in Kakwa Provincial Park, E of Prince George, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 54°08'14"N, 120°34'30"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93I/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 22 January 1968 on 93I. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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Named after Dr. John S. Plaskett (1865-1941), director of the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory near Victoria, from 1917 to 1935. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |