Whitetop 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: | NW side of junction of Chilcotin River and Downton Creek, Range 3 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°38'54"N, 124°33'20"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93C/10 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Whitetop Mountain identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. "Whitetop Mountain, not Mount Whitetop" confirmed 3 March 1947 on 93SW. Application altered 30 June 1982 on 93C/10, from 52° 37' - 124° 35' to 52° 39' - 124° 33'. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |