Tsekone Ridge
| Language of origin | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit, Na-Dene language family Tāłtān language |
| Feature Type: | Ridge (2) - Elongated stretch of elevated ground. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Between Mount Edziza and Eve Cone at N side of Mount Edziza Provincial Park, SE of Telegraph Creek (community), Cassiar Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 57°46'24"N, 130°42'08"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104G/15 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 2 January 1980 on 104G/15, as submitted by Geological Survey of Canada. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"Tsekone" chosen by Geological Survey, being the Tahltan name for their sweat-lodge of woven willows; the literal translation is "stone fire". Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |