Mount Peck
| 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: | W side of Wokkpash Glacier, NW end of Northern Rocky Mountains Provincial Park, SW of Fort Nelson, Peace River Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 58°16'19"N, 124°44'42"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 94K/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Mount Stalin adopted 27 December 1944 on 94/NW, as suggested November 1944 by BC Geographic Division at the request of Hon. E.T. Kenny, BC Minister of Lands, along with Churchill Peak and Mount Roosevelt (file L.1.44). Confirmed 2 July 1953 on 94 K. Name changed to Mount Peck 23 April 1987 on 94 K/7. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Re-named after Mr. Don Peck, a long-time respected Peace River guide-outfitter and rancher. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |