| Feature Type: | Ridge (2) - Elongated stretch of elevated ground. |
| Status: |
Not official
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| Other Names: |
Windy RidgeOfficial
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| Relative Location: |
On BC-Alberta boundary, NW side of Og Mountain in Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: |
50°57'39"N, 115°36'58"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: |
WGS84 |
| NTS Map: |
82J/13 |
Origin Notes and History:
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British Columbia adopted Windy Pass 27 April 1979 on 82J/13, as recommended by BC Parks Branch at Wasa for the 1/4 mile-long ridgeline extending northwest from Og Mountain. Name rejected 8 June 1979 by Alberta and later by Parks Canada, because "...the generic term 'pass' for this feature is not in accordance with the usual and understood meaning of a pass; if adoption of this name could mislead persons into thinking it is a way through the mountains [this] could be a dangerous name to approve for use on maps..." British Columbia concurred and rescinded the name Windy Pass 30 August 1979 on 82J/13. British Columbia adopted Windy Ridge for the same feature 1 February 1983 on 82J/13; adopted 2 May 1985 by Parks Canada; adopted 28 July 1986 by Alberta.
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
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