Chilkst Peaks
| Feature Type: | Peaks - Summit of a mountain or hill, or the mountain or hill itself. Plural of Peak (2). |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | E. of Raush Glacier, S. of headwaters of Canoe River, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°42'16"N, 119°37'34"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 83D/12 |
| Related Maps: |
83D 83D/12 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 23 May 1962 on 83D as submitted by mountaineer Gertrude Smith (file A.1.61). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"This is a ridge with 5 peaks...chilkst is the Shuswap word for 5." Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |