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 |
| Other Names: | The Steeples Mountains |
| 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 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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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 |
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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 |