Mount Moriarty
| 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: | NW of Nanaimo Lakes, S side Englishman River, Dunsmuir Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°08'15"N, 124°27'05"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92F/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 7 April 1949 on 92F/1, as labelled on British Admiralty Chart A579, published in 1865 from surveys of 1860 and 1864; and as labelled on BC map 2A, 1913, et seq. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named in 1864 by Captain Richards, RN, after William Moriarty, RN, (1832-1886) 1st lieutenant aboard HM surveying vessel Plumper. Moriarty entered the Royal Navy in 1846; lieutenant 1854; returned to England after serving on this coast 1857-61; commander 1866; captain, retired, 1881. Died in Ireland 1886. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |