Fairmont Ridge
| Feature Type: | Ridge (2) - Elongated stretch of elevated ground. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Just E of Fairmont Hot Springs (community), SE of Invermere, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°20'35"N, 115°46'54"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82J/5 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 3 February 1954 for BC Mines Bulletin #35, Geology of the Stanford Range; named in association with Fairmont Hot Springs Post Office, below. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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Summit ridge extends 5 miles, from the vicinity of 50° 22' 02" x 115° 47' 46" southward to the vicinity of 50° 17' 50" x 115° 46' 38". Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |