Kishinena Peak
| Feature Type: | Peak (2) - Summit of a mountain or hill, or the mountain or hill itself. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | On BC-Alberta boundary on the N side of South Kootenay Pass, SE of Fernie (city), Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°07'05"N, 114°08'59"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82G/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 5 March 1959 on 82G/1 as labeled on MS 92 (title/date not cited). Previously pending investistigation due to proximity to BC-Alberta boundary and discrepancies in location. Likely named in association with Kishinena Ridge and Creek. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Kishinena recorded as being an anglicization of a Ktunaxa word for white fir or balsam. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |