Mount Haslett
| 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 Machmell and Sheemahant Rivers, SW of S end of Tweedsmuir Provincial Park, SE of Bella Coola, Range 2 Coast Land District |
| Tags: | World War II |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°46'45"N, 126°01'30"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92M/16 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Mount Haslett adopted 28 March 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 Canadian Army Private Francis George Kaslett, K50427, from Vancouver; serving with the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada when he was killed in action 23 May 1944, age 20. Buried at Cassino War Cemetery, Italy, grave IX, E, 10. Survived by parents Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Haslett, Vancouver. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |