Tshiyone Mountain
| Language of origin | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit, Na-Dene language family Tāłtān 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: | E of Stikine River between head of Helveker Creek and Yehiniko Lake, SW of Telegraph Creek (community), Cassiar Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 57°36'20"N, 131°26'53"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104G/11 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 22 February 1991 on 104G/11 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. "Tshiyone" selected, being the Tahltan word for "wolf." (G.M. Dawson, GSC Annual Report 1887 p. 209B "Short Vocabularies of the Tahltan ..." etc.). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |