Bonanza Pass
| Feature Type: | Pass (2) - Low opening in a mountain range or hills, offering a route from one side to the other. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | On Hwy 3, between Castlegar and Christina Lake, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°12'59"N, 118°04'04"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82E/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 9 December 1965 on 82E/1, as suggested by Land Inspector, Nelson, in association with Bonanza Creek (February 1963, file G.1.57). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Bonanza Pass summit of Highway 3 is 5036 feet (1535 m) asl according to January 1987 advice from Highways Dept. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Mis-labelled "Mitchener Pass" on 1968-69 BC Road Map. Mis-identified as "Paulson Pass" in BC Motorist magazine, March 1969. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |