Mount Noel
| 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: | SW of Bralorne on E side of Hurley River, N of Pemberton, Lillooet Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°42'46"N, 122°51'26"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92J/10 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Noel Mountain adopted 6 September 1951 on 92J. Form of name changed to Mount Noel 31 December 1970 on 92J/NE. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named after Arthur and Delina Noel, a husband and wife team of old-time prospectors who lived at Bralorne; one-time owners of the Pioneer Mine, Bend'Or stamp mill. Also Noel Creek. (see also extensive biographical information in "Gold Along the Fraser" by Lorraine Harris, Hancock House, 1984.) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |