King Peak
| Feature Type: | Peak (2) - Summit of a mountain or hill, or the mountain or hill itself. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | N side of Gataga Pass, just W of Northern Rocky Mountains Provincial Park SW of Fort Nelson, Peace River Land District |
| Tags: | World War II |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 58°13'25"N, 124°51'26"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 94K/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 28 February 1967 on 94K, with other names associated with Allied events in WW II. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named after The Honourable William Lyon Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada during World War II. See also Mount Mackenzie King. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |