| Language of origin | Wakashan language family Nuu-chah-nulth 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: | In the Thunderbird's Nest (T'iitsk'in Paawats) Protected Area, W side of Hucuktlis Lake, just N of head of Uchucklesit Inlet, Clayoquot Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°05'33"N, 125°04'03"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92F/3 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Uusahquu-as (mountain) adopted 1 April 2011, per the provisions of the Maa-nulth Treaty. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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The summit ridge extends southeasterly to several small lakes on a summit plateau, above the bend in Hucuktlis Lake. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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One of many important features within the the Thunderbird's Nest (T'iitsk'in Paawats) Protected Area. The Uchucklesaht name is Uusah quu-as or Uusajuu-is, meaning "Ritual Bathing Mountain." (T'iitskin Paawats Study Report - excerpts provided by Uchucklesaht Tribe Communications Coordinator, September 2010) Source: included with note |