Tyee 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: | Between head of Gold River and Salmon River at NW end of Strathcona Provincial Park, Nootka Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°58'45"N, 125°53'39"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92F/13 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 6 January 1949 on 92F/13 as suggested in 1937 by N.C. Stewart; a new name, being the Chinook jargon word for "big." Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |