| Feature Type: | Ridge (2) - Elongated stretch of elevated ground. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | N side of Horsethief Creek W of Invermere, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°35'59"N, 116°23'03"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82K/9 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted in the 15th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1917. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named after a rancher on Horsethief Creek. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"In Horth-Thief Creek [sic] we outfitted at Thomas Starbird's Mountain Valley Ranch, a most delightful vacation headquarters about a dozen miles up the creek from Wilmer..." (Canadian Alpine Journal, vol IV, 1912, p.105). See also Starbird Glacier. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Summit ridge extends 6+ miles from the vicinity of Mount Sally Serena and Koala Peak, east and northeast to the vicinity of 50 37 x 116 21 20. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |