Coquihalla 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 Coquihalla Highway (Hwy 5) between Hope and Merritt, just SW of Yak Peak, Yale Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°35'59"N, 121°07'04"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92H/11 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 19 March 1987 on 92H/11 as recommended by D. Cunliffe, District Highway Engineer, Merritt; this is the highest point on the Coquihalla Highway, elevation 1245m (August 1988 advice from Ministry of Highways). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |