Spatsizi Mountain
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Spatsizi Mountain is a mountain
in the Spatsizi Plateau
, a sub-plateau of the Stikine Plateau
in north-central British Columbia
, Canada
. The name "Spatsizi" derives from the Sekani language
and means "red goat", as mountain goat
s in this region are known to roll on a particular red mountain, resulting in a red colour to their coats.
Mountain
Image:Himalaya_annotated.jpg|thumb|right|The Himalayan mountain range with Mount Everestrect 58 14 160 49 Chomo Lonzorect 200 28 335 52 Makalurect 378 24 566 45 Mount Everestrect 188 581 920 656 Tibetan Plateaurect 250 406 340 427 Rong River...
in the Spatsizi Plateau
Spatsizi Plateau
The Spatsizi Plateau is a plateau in the upper basin of the Stikine River in north-central British Columbia, Canada. Most of the plateau, which is a sub-plateau of the Stikine Plateau, is enshrined in either Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness Provincial Park or Spatsizi Headwaters Provincial Park...
, a sub-plateau of the Stikine Plateau
Stikine Plateau
The Stikine Plateau is a plateau in northern British Columbia, Canada. It lies between the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains on the west and southwest and the Cassiar Mountains along its northeast, and between the Skeena Mountains on its south and southeast and the Jennings and Nakina Rivers...
in north-central British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The name "Spatsizi" derives from the Sekani language
Sekani language
The Sekani language is a Northern Athabaskan language spoken by the Sekani people of north-central British Columbia, Canada.-Consonants:Sekani has 33 consonants:* *Sekani, like other Athabaskan languages, does not contrast fricatives with approximants....
and means "red goat", as mountain goat
Mountain goat
The Mountain Goat , also known as the Rocky Mountain Goat, is a large-hoofed mammal found only in North America. Despite its vernacular name, it is not a member of Capra, the genus of true goats...
s in this region are known to roll on a particular red mountain, resulting in a red colour to their coats.
See also
- Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness Provincial ParkSpatsizi Plateau Wilderness Provincial ParkSpatsizi Plateau Wilderness Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, protecting most of the Spatsizi Plateau, the southeasternmost subplateau of the Stikine Plateau, and the upper reaches of the basin of the Stikine River.-History:...
- Spatsizi Headwaters Provincial ParkSpatsizi Headwaters Provincial ParkSpatsizi Headwaters Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. It was established in 2001 and contains ~427 ha., protecting the headwaters of the Spatsizi River. It is located just east of Mount Gunanoot and to the south of the Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness Provincial...
- Spatsizi RiverSpatsizi RiverThe Spatsizi River is a tributary of the Stikine River, rising near Mount Gunanoot in the southeastern Spatsizi Plateau."Spatsizi" is a phrase from the Sekani language meaning "red goat", a reference to the habit of mountain goats in the region of rolling in the red dust of a particular mountain,...