Mount Fulgora
| Feature Type: | Mount - Variation of Mountain: Mass of land prominently elevated above the surrounding terrain, bounded by steep slopes and rising to a summit and/or peaks. ["Mount" preceding the name usually indicates that the feature is named after a person.] |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | S side of Ts'il?os Park at head of Frank Smith Glacier, SE of Tŝilhqox Biny (lake), Lillooet Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°52'36"N, 123°45'56"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92J/13 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Mount Fulgora adopted 22 June 1967 on 92J, as recommended by BC Geographic Division, not "Lightning Peak". Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Called Lightning Peak by Martin and Ester Kafer because of weather conditions the night before seeing the feature (Canadian Alpine Journal, vol 47, 1964, pp. 68-72.) That name is overworked, so Fulgora suggested, being the name of the Roman goddess who presides over lightning. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |