| Feature Type: | Ridge (2) - Elongated stretch of elevated ground. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | On BC-Alberta boundary at N end of Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, NE of Golden, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°04'19"N, 115°48'19"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82O/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Wa-wa Ridge adopted by Alberta 20 October 1983; adopted by British Columbia 13 June 1984 on 82O/4, located on the BC-Alberta boundary just SE of Simpson Pass. Parks Canada advised 2 January 1985 that this feature is called Twin Cairn Ridge, and Wa-Wa Ridge is actually located about 2 miles NNE, entirely inside Alberta at 51 05 45 - 115 47 30. Name changed to "Twin Cairns (ridge)" by Alberta 28 July 1986; changed by British Columbia 3 October 1986, and by Parks Canada 11 March 1988 on 82O/4. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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So-named because this feature has two points on the top, much like The Lions in Vancouver. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |