Slalok 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: | S side of Joffre Lakes Provincial Park, E of Pemberton, Lillooet Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°19'38"N, 122°28'23"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92J/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Slalok Mountain adopted 11 June 1979 on 92J/8, not "Rex's Pillar" as identified in Climber's Guide to the Coastal Ranges of BC, 1969, p.345. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"Slalok" is the traditional name for the settlement of Mount Currie. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Rex's Pillar continues to be the well-known and frequently-used name within the mountaineering community. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |