Mount Nesselrode
| 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, W of S end of Atlin Provincial Park, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 58°57'43"N, 134°18'48"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104L/16 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted in the 18th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1924. Elevation 8105 feet. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named after Count Charles de Nesselrode, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1824 and a plenipotentiary in Russian negotiations with the United States regarding the Alaskan boundary. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |