Satellite Hill
| Feature Type: | Hill - Elevation of terrain rising prominently above the surrounding land. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | S. of Creighton Creek, Osoyoos Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°12'31"N, 118°57'10"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82L/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 26 April 1967 on 82L/SE as an established local name. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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The name originates from a community project to install a TV satellite repeater here, operated and maintained by local subscription. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |