Fortress Lake
Feature Type:Lake - Inland body of standing water.
Status: Official
Name Authority: BC Geographical Names Office
Relative Location: Head of Wood River in Hamber Provincial Park, SE of Valemount, Kootenay Land District
Latitude-Longitude: 52°22'11"N, 117°47'24"W at the approximate centre of this feature.
Datum: WGS84
NTS Map: 83C/5
Origin Notes and History:

Adopted 6 February 1912, in association with Fortress Mountain on the north side of this lake.

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