Ozalenka Peak
| Feature Type: | Peak (2) - Summit of a mountain or hill, or the mountain or hill itself. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | W of McBride, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°16'17"N, 120°27'01"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93H/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 13 July 1994 on 93 H/8 as a long-established local name. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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In the 1940's the name "Osilinka" was proposed for the mountain, however, as this is a Sekani name translated as "river where wild rhubarb grows" (and that correctly refers to a river in the Omineca watershed), the proposal was turned down. McBride-area residents adjusted the spelling of "their" peak, and the name became entrenched. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |