| 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: | NE of Haworth Lake in Kwadacha Wilderness Provincial Park, NE of Fort Ware (community), Peace River Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 57°53'43"N, 124°59'52"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 94F/15 |
| Related Maps: |
94F/14 94F/15 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 6 February 1917 by Geographic Board of Canada, as labelled on BC map 1H, 1917. Re-approved 1 October 1953 on 94F. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Proposed by climber Paul L. Haworth after David Lloyd George (1863-1945), Welsh-born prime minister of Great Britain, 1916-22. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"...I wish to draw the attention of the Board to and ask favourable consideration for three names: Mount Lloyd George, The Joffre Range and the Kitchener Range, proposed by Mr. P.L. Haworth..." (R.G. McConnell, deputy minister, Dept of Mines, Ottawa; minutes, Geographic Board of Canada 4 August 1917.) Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |