The Steeples
Feature Type:Mountains - Mass of land prominently elevated above the surrounding terrain, bounded by steep slopes and rising to a summit and/or peaks. Plural of Mountain.
Status: Official
Name Authority: BC Geographical Names Office
Relative Location: Between Bull Mountain and Hungary Peak just E of Norbury Lakes, E of Cranbrook, Kootenay Land District
Latitude-Longitude: 49°33'53"N, 115°25'19"W at the approximate centre of this feature.
Datum: WGS84
NTS Map: 82G/11
Origin Notes and History:

The Steeples Mountains adopted in the 18th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1924. Form of name changed to The Steeples 12 December 1939 on 82SE; confirmed 6 April 1950 on Ottawa file OBF 2777.

Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office

9 or 10 peaks between Bull Mountain and Hungry Peak.

Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office