Big Sicker 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: | Just NW of Duncan, Somenos Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°51'37"N, 123°45'25"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92B/13 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Big Sicker Mountain adopted 14 January 1946, as labeled on BC map 2A, 1913, and as listed in the 1930 BC Gazetteer; not "Mount Sicker" as labelled on Admiralty Chart 3618, 1907. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Refers to John Sicker, an early resident who homesteaded at the base of the mountain. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |