Emerald Ridge
| Feature Type: | Ridge (2) - Elongated stretch of elevated ground. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | SW side of Moose Lake in Mount Robson Provincial Park, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°55'05"N, 118°59'33"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 83D/15 |
| Related Maps: |
83D/14 83D/15 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Emerald Ridge adopted 31 December 1973 in the 1973 Cumulative Supplement to the 1966 BC Gazetteer, as agreed by British Columbia 13 March 1972; not "Avalanche Ridge" as identified on earlier maps. Re-approved 30 January 1980 on 83D/15; the name is applied to the ridgeline, not the entire massif. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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" [the ridge] ...is distinctive for its great areas of slide slopes, many of which are mantled with bright green deciduous growth." (March 1972 memo from BC Parks, file C.1.62). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |