Dokdaon 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: | SW of Yehiniko Lake on E side of lower Stikin River, SW of Telegraph Creek (community), Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 57°27'08"N, 131°29'05"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104G/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Dokdaon Mountains adopted in 1935 on Geological Survey sheet 310A, Stikine River area, in association with adjacent Dokdaon Creek. Form of name changed to Dokdaon Mountain 6 May 1954 on 104G, applied to a single peak, the highest in the group. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"Changed to Dokdaon Mountain 6 May 1956 on 104G." [this is understood to be a typo; the form of the name was changed in 1954.] Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |