Nahwitti 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: | S side of Kains Lake, just W of Port Hardy (municipality), Rupert Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°41'31"N, 127°41'57"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92L/12 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Nahwitti Mountain adopted 22 December 1989 on 92 L/12. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Name required by CRTC for telecommunications installation here. No known local name according to Port Hardy Museum and local forestry personnel; "Nahwitti Mountain" chosen because of its location at the head of Nahwitti River. [previously identified as "Mount Kains" in Transport Canada internal documents. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |