Mount Hislop
| 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: | On BC-Alaska boundary just W of W end of Atlin Provincial Park, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 59°07'51"N, 134°33'56"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104M/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 17 September 1970 on 104M, as proposed by Lawrence E. Nielsen who led an expedition in this area during the summer of 1968. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named after John Hislop, the engineer in charge of construction of the White Pass and Yukon Railroad. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |