Elbow 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: | On BC-Alaska boundary just behind Stikine (locality) on the N side of Stikine River, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 56°42'10"N, 131°51'38"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104B/12 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted in the 1st Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 1898, as identified by the International Boundary survey. Boundary Peak # 66. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Descriptive of its' position in the elbow-like bend of the Stikine River. Source: 18th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1924 (supplement to the Annual Report of the Dept of the Interior, 1924, Ottawa) |