Thunder Hill Park
| Feature Type: | Provincial Park - Legally defined land area, under provincial jurisdiction, for camping, outdoor recreation, and preservation of wildlife. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | SW end of Columbia Lake at Canal Flats (municipality), S of Invermere, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°10'04"N, 115°51'19"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82J/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Thunderhill Park established by Order in Council 289, 5 February 1960, containing 108.8 acres more or less. Redescribed per OIC 3167/64. Form of name changed to Thunder Hill Park 29 April 1983 on 82J/4 as instructed by Parks Branch. Conversion of OIC to Statute designation per Bill 17-2000: Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, 29 June 2000; the whole containing 44 ha. more or less. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |