Klappan 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: | Between heads of Nass and Spatsizi Rivers, SE of Telegraph Creek (community), Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 57°12'32"N, 128°50'04"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104H/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Mount Klappan adopted 6 April 1950 on 194H, located at 57 14 - 128 49. Form of name changed to Klappan Mountain 6 May 1975 on 104H/2, and coordinates adjusted to 57 12 - 128 50 (NAD27) as identified in Geological Survey publication, 1949. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |