Buck Hill
| Feature Type: | Hill - Elevation of terrain rising prominently above the surrounding land. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | NE of Clearwater, W of Trophy Mountain, Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°47'56"N, 119°58'52"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82M/13 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 5 February 1976 on 82M. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"Named by Mrs. Ida DeKelver [date not specified], a Clearwater guide, because of the number of deer which inhabit this region." (February 1975 letter, file V.1.61) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |