Height of the Rockies 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: | On BC-Alberta boundary, E of Invermere, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°28'59"N, 115°13'00"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82J/6 |
| Related Maps: |
82J/11 82J/3 82J/6 82J/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Secured as British Columbia's first Forest Service Wilderness Area in 1987. Upgraded to a Class A provincial park by Bill 53: Park Amendment Act 1995, 13 July 1995, containing 54,208 ha. Photographs in Beautiful British Columbia magazine, Winter 1998, p.23. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |