In 1858, Sir James Hector (see Mount Hector) noted in his journal, "This plain, which is 12 km long and 4 km wide, is called the Kootanie Plain, as at the time that the Kootanie Indians exchanged their furs with the traders of the Saskatchewan forts, before there was any communication with them from the Pacific coast, an annual mart was held at this place, to which the Kootanie Indians crossed the mountains, while the traders came from the Mountain House." (see South Kootenay Pass)

Approximately 120 km north-west of Banff.