Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia

Mountain Resort Municipality - A populated place with legally defined boundaries, incorporated as a mountain resort municipality under the provincial Municipal Act. SE side of Mount Tod, NE of Kamloops, Kamloops Division Yale Land District

Mapped Location

Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality

  • Feature Type: Incorporated

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality

References to Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality that document the origin of its place name

Sun Peaks (community) adopted 9 April 1997 on 82 L/13. Form of name changed to Sun Peaks (recreational community) 2 March 2005. Incorporated under the Municipal Act as a Mountain Resort Municipality per Order in Council 159, 25 March 2010, effective 28 June 2010, to be known as Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office  |  Province of British Columbia

"Sun Peaks" is a name created by developers of the ski resort on the south face of Mount Tod. Proposal by developers to change the name of the mountain to Sun Peaks, to enhance promotional opportunities in Europe, was rejected.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Thompson-Nicola Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-02