Pink Mountain Peace River Regional District, British Columbia

Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. Mile 143 Alaska Highway, S of Sikanni Chief River, Peace River Land District

Mapped Location

Pink Mountain: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on Pink Mountain

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Pink Mountain

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
Pink Mountain Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Pink Mountain

References to Pink Mountain that document the origin of its place name

Beatton River (settlement) adopted 7 January 1952 on 94 G, located at Mile 147. Pink Mountain (Post Office) adopted at the same location 4 June 1953, in anticipation of the September opening of the new post office. To avoid confusion with the PGER station called Beatton just 40+ miles northeast, and the airstrip known as Beatton just 25+ miles northeast, area residents agreed that the name of the settlement should match the name of the post office. Beatton River (settlement) changed to Pink Mountain (settlement) 1 October 1953 on 94G/2. Application altered 1 December 1960 on 94SE, after post office was relocated to Mile 143. Form of name changed to Pink Mountain (locality) 28 February 1983 on 94 G/2.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office  |  Province of British Columbia

Pink Mountain Post Office opened 10 September 1953, located at Mile 147; relocated to Mile 143 on 8 April 1960.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Peace River Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-01