Mount Insley
| 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 junction of Chutine and Stikine Rivers, SW of Telegraph Creek (community), Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 57°39'21"N, 131°43'20"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104G/12 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 22 February 1991 on 104G/12, 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. No local name according to Tahltan Band Office at Telegraph Creek. "Insley" chosen, referring to Captain A. Insley who piloted the CPR steamer Hamlin up and down the Stikine River in 1898. See also Hamlin Creek and Mountain. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |