Mount Ritchie
| 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: | E side of Bell-Irving River opposite Wildfire Ridge, just E of Bowser Lake, NE of Stewart, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 56°27'36"N, 129°16'55"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104A/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 24 July 1945 on 104SE as identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Re-approved 5 November 1953 on 104A. Elevation of 6675 feet. See Ritchie Creek. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |