Big Shale Hill
| Feature Type: | Hill - Elevation of terrain rising prominently above the surrounding land. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | BC-Alberta boundary S of Morkill Pass, NE of McBride, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°35'23"N, 119°46'22"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 83E/12 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Big Shale Hill adopted 1 December 1925 (file B.1.25). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Had been labelled "Great Shale Hill" on BC-Alberta boundary sheet #37, 1925. The summit ridge extends 4+ miles westward from Shale Pass, forming the interprovincial boundary. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |