Fairweather Ranges
| Feature Type: | Ranges - Group or chain of mountains or hills. Plural of Range (2). |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | On Alaska-BC boundary, between Fairweather Mountain and Alsek River, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 59°14'59"N, 137°27'00"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 114P/3 |
| Related Maps: |
114I/13 114P/3 114P/4 114P/5 114P/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Fairweather Range adopted 22 May 1947 on Ottawa file 0248-B, as applied on Geological Survey map 922A, Graham Island, 1911. Form of name changed to Fairweather Ranges 18 October 1966 on 114NE. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |