| Feature Type: | Mountain - Mass of land prominently elevated above the surrounding terrain, bounded by steep slopes and rising to a summit and/or peaks. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | NW of W end François Lake, S of Houston, Range 4 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 54°05'42"N, 126°52'43"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93L/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Nadina Mountain adopted in the 6th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 30 June 1906, as a long-established name. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Labelled "Na-di-na Mtn" on 1879 Geological Survey of Canada map of BC & NWT: Pacific Ocean to Fort Edmonton, by G.M. Dawson; labelled "Mt. Nadina" on BC Lands 1891 map of the Northern Portion of British Columbia, by A.L. Poudrier, DLS. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Na-di-na means "standing up alone", referring to its' prominent, solitary aspect. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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In spite of the long-established name Na-di-na, ("standing up alone") - undoubtedly a name he would have known through his long years in the area - Father A.G. Morice, OMI, labelled this "Mt. Mazenod" on his 1907 Map of the Northern Interior of British Columbia, probably a gesture toward a Jesuit personage or patron of the church. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |