| Language of origin |
Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit, Na-Dene language family
Dakelh, Carrier language
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| Feature Type: | Range (2) - Group or chain of mountains or hills. |
| Status: |
Official
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| Name Authority: |
BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: |
N side of Tchentlo Lake, an expansion of Nation River NW of Fort St. James, Cassiar Land District |
| Tags: |
Indigenous
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| Latitude-Longitude: |
55°16'44"N, 125°05'24"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: |
WGS84 |
| NTS Map: |
93N/6 |
| Related Maps: |
93N/2 93N/3 93N/6 93N/7
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 13 November 1979 on 93N/6.
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
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Adapted from the traditional name. Kwun Yótasi is the northernmost of the two massifs included in this range; Mount Nation (traditional name Soosudle) is the southern massif. ("Central Carrier Country" © Carrier Linguistic Committee, Fort St. James, 1974).
Source: included with note
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