| 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: | E side of Kakwa Lake in Kakwa Provincial Park, E of Prince George, Peace River Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 54°00'21"N, 120°05'55"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93I/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 1 December 1925 on Ottawa file OBF 0841. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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Named in 1923 by Reverend George D. Kilpatrick, pastor of St. Andrew's Church in Ottawa, while climbing in this area, after his wife Ruth. (30 November 1923 letter from Kilpatrick to Geographic Board; Ottawa file OBF 0841, 93I.) Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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The well-established local name was Elliot Mountain or Mount Elliot, predating 1923 Kilpatrick's holiday in this vicinity. Mount Elliot is identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |