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
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Name Authority: |
BC Geographical Names Office |
Pronounced: |
teets-ka KULTH |
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 |
Latitude-Longitude: |
49°05'44"N, 125°05'20"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
Datum: |
WGS84 |
NTS Map: |
92F/3 |
Origin Notes and History:
T'iitskakuulth (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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One of many important features within the Thunderbird's Nest (T'iitsk'in Paawats) Protected Area. The Uchucklesaht name is T'iitskakuulth or Titskakuulth, meaning "Thunder Face Mountain" (T'iitskin Paawats Study Report - excerpts provided by Uchucklesaht Tribe Communications Coordinator, September 2010). The name means Thunder Face Mountain or "burnt face" referring to the colour of the rock. (Uchucklesaht Tribe, December 2010).
Source: included with note
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