Wapitik Mountain
| Language of origin | Algonquian language family Cree language |
| 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: | E side of Wapiti Lake, E of Monkman Provincial Park, Peace River Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 54°34'06"N, 120°40'45"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93I/10 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 23 April 1998 on 93 I/10, as submitted by Wolverine Nordic & Mountain Society; endorsed by BC Parks, Forest Service, District of Tumbler Ridge and various outdoors & community associations. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Wapitik is the traditional name, being the Cree word for ''goat" referring to the large number of mountain goats roaming the mountain's flanks. (1997 advice from Kelly Lake Band.) Photographs on file W.1.57. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |