| 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
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| Name Authority: |
BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: |
S side of Metsantan Pass, E side of upper Stikine River just beyond SE end of Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness Park, Cassiar Land District |
| Tags: |
Indigenous
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| Latitude-Longitude: |
57°22'02"N, 127°27'09"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: |
WGS84 |
| NTS Map: |
94E/6 |
Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 17 January 1952 on 94E, as labelled on plan 8T324, Triangulation & Traverse Survey, Cassiar District, by P.M.Monckton, BCLS, 1935.
Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office staff.
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"[Indigenous] name, exact meaning not known, but refers to a legendary battle with the Skeena [Indigenous People]." (P.M.Monckton, BCLS; Lands files 1124077-0117659.)
Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office staff.
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Two peaks: 1969m and 1974m.
Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa
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