Mount Pullen
| 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: | On BC-Alaska boundary in the Juneau Icefield, just W of W end of Atlin Provincial Park, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 59°11'32"N, 134°40'46"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104M/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 17 September 1970 on 104M, as proposed by Lawrence E. Nielsen who led an expedition in this area during the summer of 1968. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named after Mrs. Harriet Pullen, a long time resident of Skagway having come to the town in 1897. ("The Klondike Fever" by Pierre Berton, p.159.) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |