Hagwilget Peak
| Feature Type: | Peak (2) - Summit of a mountain or hill, or the mountain or hill itself. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Just SW of junction of Bulkley and Skeena Rivers, overlooking New Hazelton (municipality), Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 55°11'53"N, 127°36'04"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93M/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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"Awillgate Peak (not Ahwillgate Peak)" adopted in the 15th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1917, as identified in BC Mines Report, 1911. Spelling changed to Hagwilget Peak 1 February 1963 on 93M/4, to conform to the modern spelling of the namesake village. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Labelled Nil-ke-auda on George Dawson's "Map of part of British Columbia & North West Territory from the Pacific Ocean to Fort Edmonton" to accompany Geological Survey of Canada report 1879-80. Origin/significance not recorded. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |