Bugaboo Alpine Recreation Area
| Feature Type: | Provincial Park - Legally defined land area, under provincial jurisdiction, for camping, outdoor recreation, and preservation of wildlife. |
| Status: | Not official |
| Other Names: | Bugaboo ParkOfficial, Bugaboo Glacier Park |
| Relative Location: | NW of Invermere, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°48'04"N, 116°48'09"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82K/15 |
| Related Maps: |
82K/10 82K/15 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Bugaboo Alpine Recreation Area established by Order in Council 2341/69, 17 July 1969, containing 61,800 acres. Bugaboo Alpine Recreation Area amalgamated with Bugaboo Glacier Park and adjacent lands, the combined area to be known as Bugaboo Park, per Bill 53: Park Amendment Act, 13 July 1995, the whole now containing 13,646 ha. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |