Mount Riley
| 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: | N. of Shuswap Lake, Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°59'30"N, 119°23'43"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82L/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 3 October 1978 on 82L/14, as submitted by Helen Akrigg. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After the John Riley family, original settlers in the area, whose homestead is located not far from the Akrigg's home at Celista. John Riley died c1925; sons: John, William, Edward, Charles (all now deceased) were life-long residents, and Christopher, a geologist, pursued his career throughout the province. [details about John Riley's wife, and the names of daughters (if any) not provided.] Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |