| Language of origin | English language |
| 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: | SW of Mount Seymour, in North Vancouver (municipality), New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°22'25"N, 122°58'12"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Dog Mountain adopted 8 February 1988 on 92G/7, as submitted by R.C. Harris, and as identified in "North Shore Hikes" published by BC Electric Railway Company in March 1927 (Provincial Archives call no. NWp 971.42 B 875.) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Is this the feature labelled "Dogshead Mountain" on A.J. Campbell's 1927 topographic map? Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"Dogshead Mountain (old name: Dog Mountain), Seymour Range, North Vancouver; so-named from the outline of a St. Bernard dog appearing after a light snowfall." Source: Provincial Archives' Place Names File (the "Harvey File") compiled 1945-1950 by A.G. Harvey from various sources, with subsequent additions |