Jutland Mountain
| 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: | S side of Surprise Lake, Forbidden Plateau, Strathcona Provincial Park, Clayoquot Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°42'07"N, 125°24'49"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92F/11 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Mount Jutland adopted 12 December 1939 on Ottawa file OBF 1496; form of name changed to Jutland Mountain 7 October 1948 on 92 F/11. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Formerly known as Mt. Arthur, apparently referring to Arthur Leighton QC, of Duncan. Captain Beadnell proposed that the name be changed to Jutland to commemorate the famous WW I naval battle. [no further explanation or justification for changing names was provided.] Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |