Spatsizi Mountain
| Feature Type: | Mountain - Mass of land prominently elevated above the surrounding terrain, bounded by steep slopes and rising to a summit and/or peaks. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | W side of Spatsizi River just below (north of) Will Creek, SE of Telegraph Creek (community), Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 57°31'44"N, 128°37'59"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104H/10 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 26 February 1987 on 104H/10; submitted by Jim Pojar, BC Forest Service, Smithers, as an established local name. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Derived from a Sekani phrase meaning "red goat" (tspah=goat, tsije=red), as there is a red mountain and the goats roll in the dust, making their hair look red. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |