Tête Jaune
| Feature Type: | Railway Point - A named railway siding, junction, flag stop or timing point with or without an agent. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | On CNR, W of Tête Jaune Cache, NW of Valemount, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°58'41"N, 119°30'24"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 83D/13 |
| Related Maps: |
83D/13 83D/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Tete Jaune (Station) adopted 17 January 1951 on 83 D/13 at 52° 59' - 119° 30'. Re-approved 31 May 1983 on 83 D/14 and 83 D/13. Altered application 5 June 1989, to 52° 58' 42" - 119° 30' 20" on 83 D/13. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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CNR's marshalling yard at Tete Jaune is/was named Harvey, according to 1 August 1984 advice from Robson valley historian James L. Swanson (perhaps referring to old time guide-trapper James Shand-Harvey?) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |