The Beaver
| 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 Holmes River just E of McBride, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°16'28"N, 119°57'49"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 83E/5 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 10 July 1994 on 83 E/5. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Old, well-established name for this prominent feature clearly visible from McBride. (The Beaverview Campsite and Beaverview Lodge at the base of the mountain were so-named 50+ years ago because of their proximity to the feature). When viewed from the south, the rock formation at the summit resembles a perched beaver profiled against the sky. Area historians speculate that this rock formation is the reason that the adjacent Holmes River was first called "Beaver River". Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |