Mount Crysdale
| 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: | S side of Peace Reach Williston Lake, between Point and Selywn Creeks, Peace River Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 55°56'17"N, 123°25'15"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93O/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 2 September 1954 on 93 O at 55° 57' - 123° 26' (file P.1.54). Coordinates adjusted 24 February 1964 on 93O/14, to a location 1/2 mile southeast to agree with original application (file P.1.62) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named after C.R. Crysdale, Chief Engineer, Pacific Great Eastern Railway Lands' Resources Survey, 1929-1930. Died 24 December 1966; obituary published in Victoria Daily Times, Thursday 29 December 1966, p.23. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |