Hamlin 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: | SW of junction of Pendant Creek and Chutine River, W side of Stikine River SW of Telegraph Creek (community), Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 57°38'09"N, 131°51'42"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. "Hamlin" chosen, referring to the CPR steamer built in Vancouver in 1898 for the Stikine River trade. See also Hamlin Creek and Mount Insley. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |