Lukwa Mountain
Language of origin Wakashan language family Kwak̓wala language
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: S of junction of Zeballos and Nomash Rivers, NE of Zeballos, Rupert Land District
Tags: Indigenous
Latitude-Longitude: 50°00'10"N, 126°46'17"W at the approximate centre of this feature.
Datum: WGS84
NTS Map: 92L/2
Origin Notes and History:

Adopted 9 January 1934 on 92L/2 as labelled on A.J. Campbell's 1933 map of the Nimpkish River area.

Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office

Indigenous word of the Kwiha Sept, Kwakiool Tribe, meaning "forest".

Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff.