Forgetmenot Mountain
| 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: | Between Forgetmenot Creek and Morkill River, N of McBride, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°43'06"N, 120°19'41"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93H/9 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Forgetmenot Mountain adopted 12 March 1965 on 93H, not "Myosotis Mountain" as labelled on 1929 survey plan 10T264, McGregor River Area, drawn by A.J. Campbell, BCLS. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"Myosotis Mtn" so-named by A.J. Campbell, BCLS, in association with Forgetmenot Pass and Forgetmenot Creek, in turn used by boundary surveyors in 1925 because of the abundance of flowers in the pass. Myosotis (literally 'mouse ear' ) is a large genus of herbs. Myosotis palustris is the common Forget-me-not. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |