Crowsnest Park
| Feature Type: | Provincial Park - Legally defined land area, under provincial jurisdiction, for camping, outdoor recreation, and preservation of wildlife. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | N of Summit Lake at Crowsnest Pass, E of Fernie, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°39'06"N, 114°41'56"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82G/10 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Crow's Nest Park established by Order in Council 2492, 8 November 1960, containing 121 acres more or less. Form of name changed to Crowsnest Park per OIC 1181, 9 December 1982. Conversion of OIC to Statue designation per Bill 17-2000: Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, 29 June 2000; the whole containing 46 ha. more or less. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named after the Crow's Nest Coal Company, which had given the land for park purposes, hence the initial difference in spelling from Crowsnest Pass, Crowsnest (locality) etc. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |