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Mount Maccarib

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Alberta. Mount
E of Amethyst Lakes
52.7044 N 118.2003 W — Map 083D09 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1928
Official in Canada
This mount appears on:
Boundary Commission Sheet 28 (surveyed in 1921)

Mountain, pass and creek, from Quinnipiac for “caribou.” Caribou were seen below the peak in 1916.

The Quinnipiac were a historical Indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands. They lived in present-day Connecticut, along the Quinnipiac River. Their primary village, also called Quinnipiac, was where New Haven, Connecticut is today.

References:

  • Holmgren, Eric J., and Holmgren, Patricia M. Over 2,000 place names of Alberta. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Modern Press, 1973. Internet Archive
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Mallard Peak

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Alberta-BC boundary. Peak
At head of Baker Creek (Canoe)
52.4583 N 118.2275 W — Map 083D08 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1928
Official in BC – Canada
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This peak appears on:
Boundary Commission Sheet 27 (surveyed in 1920 & 1921) [As “Mallard Mtn.”]
Boundary Commission Sheet 27 B (surveyed in1921) [as “Mallard Mtn.”]

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.

References:

  • Karamitsanis, Aphrodite [1961–]. Place names of Alberta. Volume 1: Mountains, Mountain Parks and Foothills. Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 1991. Internet Archive

Chalk Lake

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Alberta. Lake: Athabasca River drainage
Head of Middle Whirlpool River
52.5244 N 118.2486 W — Map 083D09 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1935
Official in Canada
This lake appears on:
Boundary Commission Sheet 27 (surveyed in 1920 & 1921)
Boundary Commission Sheet 27 B (surveyed in1921)

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

Beacon Peak

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Alberta. Peak
SE of Beacon Lake near Continental Divide
52.5403 N 118.2422 W — Map 083D09 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1935
Official in Canada
This peak appears on:
Boundary Commission Sheet 28 (surveyed in 1921)

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

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
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