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: |
Surrounding upper Pennask Creek, between Merritt and Peachland, Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
Latitude-Longitude: |
49°56'29"N, 120°06'34"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
Datum: |
WGS84 |
NTS Map: |
92H/16 |
Origin Notes and History:
Established per Order in Council 523, 18 April 2001. Conversion of OIC to Statute designation and boundary described per Bill 50-2004: Parks and Protected Areas Statutes Amendment Act, 17 May 2004; the whole containing approximately 1243 hectares.
Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office.
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