| Feature Type: | Mount - Variation of Mountain: Mass of land prominently elevated above the surrounding terrain, bounded by steep slopes and rising to a summit and/or peaks. ["Mount" preceding the name usually indicates that the feature is named after a person.] |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Just S of Joffre Peak, E of Pemberton, Lillooet Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°19'34"N, 122°26'36"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92J/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Mount Matier adopted 21 April 1966 on 92J. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After Tom Matier of Vancouver, reported to be 93 years old, who covered this total area as a prospector. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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In 1957 the nearby glacier was named "Anniversary Glacier" by climbers with the BC Mountaineering Club, to commemorate their club's 50th anniversary (Canadian Alpine Journal, Vol XLI, 1958, p.31); the intent might have been to also propose the name "Anniversary Peak" for this feature, however that name was never submitted to the Geographic Board for consideration, and the peak has since been named Matier Peak. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |