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Angle Peak

Alberta. Peak
N of Simon Creek
52.61 N 118.2119 W — Map 083D09 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1935
Official in Canada

Origin of the name unknown.

Alberta. Mountain
N of Simon Creek
52.6133 N 118.2311 W — Map 083D09 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1935
Official in Canada

Origin of the name unknown.

Alberta. Glacier: Athabasca River drainage
Head of Simon Creek
52.615 N 118.3239 W — Map 083D09 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1935
Official in Canada

Association with Mastodon Mountain.

Alberta. Mount
Headwaters of Simon Creek
52.6325 N 118.2667 W — Map 083D09 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1935
Official in Canada

In Greek mythology, Erebus is the personification of darkness. Possibly named in the Alberta-British Columbia Boundary Commission surveys.

References:

Cautley, Richard William [1873–1953], and Wheeler, Arthur Oliver [1860–1945]. Report of the Commission Appointed to Delimit the Boundary between the Provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. Parts IIIA & IIIB, 1918 to 1924. From Yellowhead Pass Northerly. Ottawa: Office of the Surveyor General, 1925. Whyte Museum

Alberta. Glacier
Headwaters of Simon Creek
52.6306 N 118.31 W — Map 083D09 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1935
Official in Canada

Alberta. Peak
E of Eremite Creek
52.6464 N 118.2114 W — Map 083D09 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1935
Topo map from Canadian Geographical Names

Alberta. Glacier: Athabasca River drainage
Head of Simon Creek
52.6392 N 118.2786 W — Map 083D09 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1956
Official in Canada

Association with Mount Fraser

Alberta. Creek: Athabasca River drainage
Flows N into Astoria River
52.6667 N 118.1867 W — Map 083D09 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1935
Official in Canada

Origin of the name unknown.