Meslilloet 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: | E. of junction of Meslilloet Creek and Indian River, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°34'17"N, 122°49'38"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/10 |
Ministry of Land, Water and Resource Stewardship - GeoBC Branch
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 12 December 1939 on 92SE. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Indian River, which flows into the head of Indian Arm, was formerly called Mesliloet, and appeared as Mesliloet River on Dominion Sectional Sheet 10, revised to 15 July, 1907. By 1914 "Indian River" was appearing on maps in place of Mesliloet (Map 2B, 1914) and in 1929, on Map 5B-North, Meslillooet Creek was placed on a tributary to Indian River. Soon after, "Meslillooet Mountain" made its appearance on a 1930 Departmental Plan 14T 264 (L.I. 20 May 1975). Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff, file P.1.61 |