Snass Mountain
| Language of origin | Chinook Jargon language |
| 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: | Head of Tulameen River, just NE of junction of Sumallo and Skagit Rivers SE of Hope, Yale Division Yale Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°16'18"N, 120°58'33"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92H/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Snass Mountain adopted 5 November 1918; had been labelled "Mount Snaas" on BC map 2B, 1914. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Snass is the Chinook Jargon word for "rain" Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |