Wiwaxy Peaks
| Language of origin | Stoney language |
| Feature Type: | Peaks - Summit of a mountain or hill, or the mountain or hill itself. Plural of Peak (2). |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | N side of Lake O'Hara in Yoho National Park, E of Golden, Kootenay Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°21'58"N, 116°19'49"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 5th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 30 June 1904, as labelled on Department of Interior map of the Rocky Mountains, 1902. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named in 1894 by Samuel E.S. Allen; the Stoney for "windy". Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |