| Language of origin | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit, Na-Dene language family Tŝilhqot’in 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: | Not official |
| Other Names: | Bald MountainOfficial |
| Relative Location: | N of junction of Big Creek and Chilcotin River, SW of Williams Lake (city), Lillooet Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°54'04"N, 122°39'58"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92O/15 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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"Nen Nalmelh" is the Tŝilhqot’in name meaning 'undulating/rolling/wavy land' which refers to the view of this mountain from a distance to the south or north where can be seen three or four undulating rounded summits in a row (Advice from Tŝilhqot'in National Government, 2018). Source: included with note |
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Some Tŝilhqot’in refer to this mountain as "Tŝitl’uy" - which in Tŝilhqot’in language may mean 'the back of the head' - which may refer to the head-shaped undulating rounded summits of the mountain including Durrell Butte (Advice from Tŝilhqot'in National Government, 2018). Source: included with note |
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Some Tŝilhqot’in refer to this mountain as Dẑelh Nenalmelh - the former word means snowcapped mountain, and the latter is a compressed form of "Nen Nalmelh" meaning 'undulating land' (Advice from Tŝilhqot'in National Government, 2018). Source: included with note |