| 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 mouth of Skeena River below Port Essington (community), SE of Prince Rupert, Range 5 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 54°06'24"N, 130°00'01"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103I/4 |
| Related Maps: |
103I/4 103J/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Morrison Mountain adopted 5 April 1927 on C.313. Form of name changed to Mount Morrison 30 September 1946 on c.3735; confirmed 8 July 1954 on 103J/1. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Surveyed and named in 1914 by Captain P.C. Musgrave, after Mr. Charles Morrison who, in 1866, was a member of the Collins Overhead Telegraph Company and recorder of the Skeena River expedition under Capt. James L. Butler. In 1869 Musgrave took a position with the Hudson's Bay Company at Port Simpson as an assistant to Robert Cunningham, taking charge in 1870 when Cunningham retired to set up his own business. (17 August 1975 letter, Ottawa file 103I/4.) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |