Yoho Valley
Language of origin Algonquian language family Cree language
Feature Type:Valley (1) - Long relatively narrow depression, commonly containing a river or other water feature.
Status: Official
Name Authority: BC Geographical Names Office
Relative Location: W of Yoho River, N and S of Little Yoho River, Kootenay Land District
Tags: Indigenous
Latitude-Longitude: 51°31'59"N, 116°31'04"W at the approximate centre of this feature.
Datum: WGS84
NTS Map: 82N/10
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Origin Notes and History:

Adopted 5 July 1961 on 82N/10 as listed in 1953 Gazetteer and as labeled on Donald Sheet #163 (1913) (title not cited). For name origin see Yoho River.

Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff.