Alberta. Mount
Headwaters of Smoky River, 8 km N of Berg Lake
53.2103 N -119.2094 W Google — GeoHack
Earliest known reference to this name is 1912 (Wheeler)
Name officially adopted in 1956
Official in Canada
Headwaters of Smoky River, 8 km N of Berg Lake
53.2103 N -119.2094 W Google — GeoHack
Earliest known reference to this name is 1912 (Wheeler)
Name officially adopted in 1956
Official in Canada
This mount appears on:
Wheeler’s map Mount Robson 1912
Jobe’s map Jarvis Pass to Yellowhead 1915
Pre-emptor’s map Tête Jaune 3H 1923
Boundary Commission Sheet 32 (surveyed in 1922 &1924)
Boundary Commission Sheet 33 (surveyed in 1923)
Wheeler’s map Mount Robson 1912
Jobe’s map Jarvis Pass to Yellowhead 1915
Pre-emptor’s map Tête Jaune 3H 1923
Boundary Commission Sheet 32 (surveyed in 1922 &1924)
Boundary Commission Sheet 33 (surveyed in 1923)
Arthur Oliver Wheeler [1860–1945] led the 1911 Alpine Club of Canada–Smithsonian Expedition to Mount Robson. In his report he stated,
Owing to a peculiar isolated rock pillar that rises from its eastern arête, the peak has been referred to here as “Mt. Gendarme,” the view from the summit was of tremendous interest on account of the new features it disclosed.
References:
- Wheeler, Arthur Oliver [1860–1945]. “The Alpine Club of Canada’s expedition to Jasper Park, Yellowhead Pass and Mount Robson region, 1911.” Canadian Alpine Journal, Vol. 4 (1912):9-80