Nation Mountain, 1884 m / 6181 ft,

prominence In topography, prominence (also referred to as autonomous height, relative height, and shoulder drop in US English, and drop or relative height in British English) measures the height of a mountain or hill's summit relative to the lowest contou ...

764 m, originally Mount Nation, is a

mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited Summit (topography), summit area, and ...

in the

Omineca Country The Omineca Country, also called the Omineca District or the Omineca, is a historical geographic region of the Northern Interior of British Columbia, roughly defined by the basin of the Omineca River but including areas to the south which allowed ...

in the

Central Interior of British Columbia Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as ...

, located northwest of

Fort St. James Fort St. James is a district municipality and former fur trading post in northern central British Columbia, Canada. It is located on the south-eastern shore of Stuart Lake in the Omineca Country, at the northern terminus of Highway 27, which con ...

. Its name derives from that of the Nation River, whose course is to its south; its summit overlooks Tchentlo Lake, one of four comprising a group known as the

Nation Lakes The Nation Lakes are a series of four lakes in the Nation River system of the Omineca Country of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from ...

.BC Names/GeoBC entry "Nation Lakes"
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Omineca Mountains Northern Interior of British Columbia One-thousanders of British Columbia {{BritishColumbiaInterior-geo-stub

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