Knight Peak
| Feature Type: | Peak (2) - Summit of a mountain or hill, or the mountain or hill itself. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | S of Wahleach Lake between Cheam and Welch Peaks, E of Chilliwack, Yale Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°10'06"N, 121°38'16"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92H/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 17 June 1946 on 92H/4 as submitted by W.H. Matthews as a local name. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Likely named after E.R. Knight, a leading spirit during 1888-1892 in various ascents in this area. (Alpine Club of Canada list, March 6, 1944). Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |