Recumbent 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: | NE of junction of Scud and Stikine Rivers, SW of Telegraph Creek (community), Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 57°18'02"N, 131°30'31"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104G/5 |
Ministry of Land, Water and Resource Stewardship - GeoBC Branch
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 23 August 1989 on 104 G/5 as submitted by BC Geological Survey Branch. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Name required for reporting purposes. Descriptive. This peak is a distinctive feature of the area, rising steeply from the Scud River; the cirque wall of the mountain has a recumbent fold of bedded limestone. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |