Mount McBrinn
| 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: | Between heads of Kilippi and Klinaklini Glaciers, E of Rivers Inlet (community), Range 2 Coast Land District |
| Tags: | World War II |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°33'08"N, 126°00'42"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92M/9 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Mount McBrinn adopted 29 Mach 1967 on 92M. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named to remember Royal Canadian Air Force Pilot Officer Patrick Joseph McBrinn, J93280, enlisted at Vancouver. Serving with 76 (RAF) Squadron when he was killed 1 February 1945 (circumstances not cited). Buried at Brookwood Military Cemetery, grave 56, F, 7. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |