Chimney 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 just S of Quadra Mountain, at NE end of Kootenay National Park, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°15'51"N, 116°09'18"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82N/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted in the 16th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1919, as labelled on BC-Alberta boundary sheet 15. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named in 1910 by Dr. T.G. Longstaff, and Captain E.O. Wheeler, who climbed the peak through a remarkable chimney. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |