Atna 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: | W of Atna River and Morice Lake, E of Kitimat, Range 4 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°56'22"N, 128°02'44"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103H/16 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Atna Peak adopted in the 1930 BC Gazetteer; confirmed 14 June 1946 on 103/SE and 2 October 1952 on 103H, referring to the highest peak in the area. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Elevation identified as 9040 feet on Frank Swannell's 1926 plan, # 14T1 Topo; name misapplied to a minor summit about 1/3 mile north of the main peak on 103 H/16, edition 1. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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1955 plane crash here; 5 people on board. This ground may have since been consecrated. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |