Big Den 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: | NW of junction of Tlools Creek and Elk River, N end Strathcona Provincial Park, Nootka Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°53'08"N, 125°48'45"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92F/13 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 6 January 1949 on 92F/13, as suggested in 1937 by N.C. Stewart, BCLS, and labelled on his 1936 map. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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So-named because of the winter den found here. Labelled "Mt Den" on preliminary draft of 92/SW. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |