Mount Rufus
| Feature Type: | Mount - Variation of Mountain: Mass of land prominently elevated above the surrounding terrain, bounded by steep slopes and rising to a summit and/or peaks. ["Mount" preceding the name usually indicates that the feature is named after a person.] |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | W side of Stikine River between Porcupine and Scud Rivers, SW of Telegraph Creek (community), Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 57°13'07"N, 131°58'30"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104G/4 |
Ministry of Land, Water and Resource Stewardship - GeoBC Branch
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Origin Notes and History:
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Mount Rufus adopted 6 May 1954 on 104G, not "Rufus Mountain" as labelled on Geological Survey of Canada sheet 310A, Stikine River Area, 1930. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |