Feature Type: | Provincial Park - Legally defined land area, under provincial jurisdiction, for camping, outdoor recreation, and preservation of wildlife. |
Status: |
Official
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Name Authority: |
BC Geographical Names Office |
Relative Location: |
W side Thompson River at Oregon Jack Hill, S of Ashcroft, Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
Latitude-Longitude: |
50°34'27"N, 121°18'13"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
Datum: |
WGS84 |
NTS Map: |
92I/11 |
Origin Notes and History:
Established per Bill 29: Park Amendment Act 1997, 23 July 1997, containing 102 ha. more or less. Redescribed per Bill 17-2000: Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, 29 June 2000; the whole containing 97 ha. more or less. Redescribed per Bill 50-2004: Parks and Protected Areas Statutes Amendment Act, 17 May 2004; the whole now containing approximately 74 hectares.
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
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