Karmutzen 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 Karmutzen Creek and head of Nimpkish Lake, S of Port McNeill (municipality), Rupert Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°21'20"N, 127°00'43"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92L/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted in the 18th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1924. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Indigenous word name meaning "waterfall." 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) |
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Identified in Dawson's geological survey of Northern Vancouver Island (GSC Annual Report, 1886) and labelled on the accompanying map, published in 1887. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |