Fort Mountain
| 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: | E side of upper Skeena River above Mosque River, SW of head of Thutade Lake, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 56°38'00"N, 127°28'53"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 94D/11 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Fort Mountain adopted 21 May 1940 on 94D, not "Fortress Ridge" as suggested for an earlier map. Confirmed 24 November 1944 on 94SW. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |