Mount Polley
| 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: | Between Polley and Bootjack Lakes just W of foot of Quesnel Lake, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°33'23"N, 121°38'09"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93A/12 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Polley Mountain adopted 28 April 1936 on 93A/12, as labelled on BC Lands' map 3G, 1935, in association with Polley Lake. Form of name changed to Mount Polley 6 October 1949 on 93A/12. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |