Sheppard Peak
| Feature Type: | Peak (2) - Summit of a mountain or hill, or the mountain or hill itself. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Between BC-Alaska boundary and Chutine Lake, SW of Telegraph Creek (community), Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 57°41'08"N, 132°36'40"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104F/10 |
Ministry of Land, Water and Resource Stewardship - GeoBC Branch
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted in the 18th Report,1924. Elevation of 8250 feet. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |
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After Joseph Sheppard, killed on International Boundary survey, 1909. Source: 18th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1924 (supplement to the Annual Report of the Dept of the Interior, 1924, Ottawa) |