| Feature Type: | Canyon (2) - Deep, narrow valley with precipitous walls. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Fraser River, between Yale and Lytton, Yale Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°37'59"N, 121°25'04"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92H/11 |
| Related Maps: |
92H/11 92H/14 92I/3 92I/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 4 November 1954 on 92H/11 as a long-established name. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Extends 52+ miles from Yale to Lytton (13 August 1964 advice from BC Highways Department). Stop of Interest interpretive sign at Boston Bar (1964) identifies this as the mid-point of the Fraser Canyon: Yale to Boston Bar = 26 miles, Boston Bar to Lytton = 27 miles. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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The booklet Alluring B.C. published by BC Travel Bureau (date not cited), identifies "...the Mighty Fraser emerging from the Canyon at Hope..." [ie. 15 miles south of Yale, for a total length of 67 miles.] Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |