Puntzi 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: | W side of Bendziny (lake), W of junction of Chilcotin River and Tsalhanqox (creek), Range 3 Coast Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°09'40"N, 124°12'29"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93C/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 3 March 1960 on 93C, in association with Puntzi Lake and Puntzi Creek. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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See Bendziny for more information on the name origin. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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A (United States) Air Force Station was located here, and the airstrip was called Puntzi Mountain Airstrip. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |