Balmoral 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: | E side of confluence of Ecstall and Skeena Rivers opposite Port Essington (community), SE of Prince Rupert, Range 5 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 54°10'03"N, 129°54'02"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103I/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted in the 1930 BC Gazetteer, as labelled on C.313 (1926 ?); confirmed 30 September 1946 on c.3735, and 4 October 1951 on 103I. 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, Canadian Hydrographic Service, in association with Balmoral Cannery and settlement on the north shore of the Ecstall River. Elevation of peak is 3360 feet. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |