Ruby 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 Koosawu Áa (lake) between Ruby and Boulder Creeks, just NE of Atlin, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 59°41'59"N, 133°22'07"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104N/11 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted in the 18th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1924. Re-approved 4 October 1951 on 104N. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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The local name is "Old Volcano." (J.C.Gwillim, Geological Survey of Canada, 1899, Ottawa file OBF 0002). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |