Mount Vishnu
[VISH noo]
| 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: | NW of the junction of Twist and Mosley Creeks in the Pantheon Range, SW of Tatla Lake (community), Range 2 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°37'28"N, 125°09'06"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92N/11 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 19 December 1968 on 92N. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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Continuing the naming theme of the Pantheon Range: Vishnu is one of the principal Hindu deities, holding second place in the triad [after Brahma, the creator, and before Shiva, the god of dissolution and regeneration] and is regarded as the preserver of the world. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |