Katzie Mountain
| Language of origin | Salishan language family hən̓q̓əmin̓əm 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: | W side of Stave Glacier at S end of Garibaldi Provincial Park, New Westminster Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°44'55"N, 122°38'49"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/10 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 28 November 1980 on 92G/10, as recommended by Karl Ricker in 1978, and as first identified in Canadian Alpine Journal, vol.55, 1972, pp. 111-112, map p.109. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named by John Clarke, when climbing in the Pitt-Stave Rivers area 16-19 July 1971: "....[Pitt Lake] was the ancient home of the Katzie people of the Halkomelem group of Coast Salish [Indigenous People], and some new names applied to features in the icefields are derived from their language; Katzie (Kaytzee) means people of." (CAJ 1972 pp.111-112) Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |