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Curley, Mount

Alberta-BC boundary. Former name
S of Beaverdan Pass
Not currently an official name.

This former name appears on:
Pre-emptor’s map Tête Jaune 1923

Also see:

Beaverdam Pass

Pang, Mount

Alberta-BC boundary. Former name
Alta-BC bdy, N of Avalance Pass
Not currently an official name.

This former name appears on:
Pre-emptor’s map Tête Jaune 1923

Also see:

Avalanche Pass

Last Hope Pass

British Columbia. Former name: Fraser River drainage
Upper reaches of Forgetmenot Cr
Not currently an official name.

Also see:

Forgetmenot Creek

Gilbert, Mount

Also see:

Muddywater River

Haig, Mount

Alberta-BC boundary. Former name
Head of Forgetmenot Creek
Not currently an official name.

Also see:

Forgetmenot Creek

Muddywater River

Alberta. River: Smoky River drainage
Headwaters on Continental Divide near Mount Forget
53.7775 N 119.3486 W — Map 083E14 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1953
Topo map from Canadian Geographical Names

This river appears on:
Pre-emptor’s map Tête Jaune 3H 1919
Boundary Commission Sheet 37 (surveyed in 1923 & 1924)

Also see:

Meadowland Creek

Felix, Mount

Alberta. Former name
Head of Muddywater Creek
Not currently an official name.

Also see:

Muddywater Creek

Selkirk Range

British Columbia. Mountains
Extends S from Big Bend, Columbia River, into Montana,
50.5 N 117.5 W — Map 082K12 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1959
Official in BC – Canada

This mountains appears on:
Pre-emptor’s map Tête Jaune 3H 1919

Selkirk Mountains

Selkirk Mountains

Thomas Douglas
5th Earl of Selkirk

Thomas Douglas
5th Earl of Selkirk
Wikipedia

These mountains were originally called “Nelson’s Mountains” by David Thompson [1770–1857], after Horatio Nelson, the hero of Trafalgar.

After the union of the North West Company and the Hudson’s Bay Company [1670–] in 1821, the mountains were renamed in honour of Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk [1771-1820].He was noteworthy as a Scottish philanthropist who sponsored immigrant settlements in Canada at the Red River Colony.

References:

British Columbia Geographical Names. Selkirk Mountains

Also see:

Selkirk Creek

Cranberry (Railway point)

British Columbia. Railway point
Not currently an official name.

Also see:

Cranberry Lake

Meadowland Creek

Alberta. Creek: Smoky River drainage
Tributary of Jackpine River, headwaters at Loren Pass
53.5217 N 119.7022 W — Map 083E12 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1925
Official in Canada

This creek appears on:
Boundary Commission Sheet 35 (surveyed in 1923)
Boundary Commission Sheet 36 (surveyed in 1923)

Descriptive.

Also see:

Muddywater River