Called Robert Creek on 1921 Boundary Commission Sheet 27 (surveyed in 1920).

Named in association with Canoe River.

Named in reference to Mount Scott.

This mountain peak given its descriptive name in 1921 by Arthur Oliver Wheeler [1860–1945] of the Alberta-British Columbia Boundary Commission. The shape of the rock resembles a mallard duck.

Origin of the name unknown. Possibly named in the Alberta-British Columbia Boundary Commission surveys.

Origin of the name unknown. Likely named by the Alberta-British Columbia Boundary Commission.

Origin of the name unknown. Likely named by the Alberta-British Columbia Boundary Commission.

Association with Mount Fraser and Fraser River

Adopted in 1912, in association with Fortress Mountain on the north side of this lake, as an established descriptive name.