Grizzly Peak
| Feature Type: | Peak (2) - Summit of a mountain or hill, or the mountain or hill itself. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Inside the BC-Alaska boundary in the Juneau Icefield, W of SW end of Atlin Lake, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 59°13'43"N, 134°35'31"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104M/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 17 September 1970 on 104M, as proposed by Lawrence E. Nielsen, who led an expedition in this area during the summer of 1968. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Evidently one or more grizzly bears were observed on the flank of this mountain, as the climbing party was enroute to Mount Canning. (December 1968 letter, Ottawa file 104M.) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |