Mount Birch
| 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: | NE side of Yalakom River below Ore Creek, NW of Lillooet, Lillooet Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°56'52"N, 122°10'20"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92J/16 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 6 June 1957 on 92J/16. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After an old settler who died a few years before 1957. (no further information provided) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |