Kootenay Ranges
Feature Type:Ranges - Group or chain of mountains or hills. Plural of Range (2).
Status: Official
Name Authority: BC Geographical Names Office
Relative Location: E side Columbia River, between Bull River and Golden, Kootenay Land District
Latitude-Longitude: 50°29'59"N, 115°50'03"W at the approximate centre of this feature.
Datum: WGS84
NTS Map: 82J/5
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Origin Notes and History:

Decision on 82G/NW and 82G/NE.

Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office.

Bounded on the north by Columbia River, Golden and Kicking Horse River; on the west by Columbia River, Columbia Lake, and mid portion of the Kootenay River. Bounded on the south by Bull River; on the east by upper Kootenay River, lower White River, Blackfoot Creek and North Galbraith Creek.

Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office.