Nivalis 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: | NE of Mount Sir Richard in McBride Range, E side Garibaldi Provincial Park, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°58'39"N, 122°39'41"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/15 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 28 November 1980 on 92G/10, as recommended by Karl Ricker in 1978, and as first identified in Canadian Alpine Journal, vol.55, 1972, pp. 111-112, map p.109. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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Named by John Clarke, when climbing in the Pitt-Stave Rivers area 16-19 July 1971. Nivalis is the Latin word for Snowy. (CAJ 1972 p.112) Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |