Spokshute Mountain
| 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 side of confluence of Ecstall and Skeena Rivers, just behind Port Essington (community), SE of Prince Rupert, Range 5 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 54°06'16"N, 129°57'03"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103I/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 5 April 1927 on C313, as labelled on 1918 tracing for the same chart; confirmed 4 October 1951 on 103I/4. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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So-named in 1914 by Captain P.C. Musgrave et al; the survey that year was conducted by Lieutenant Commander J.H. Knight and Mr. L.R. Davies, and Spokshute was the Indian name for [Port] Essington. (August 1973 information from M. Bolton, Ottawa file 103I/4, c.3713) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |