British Columbia. Hill
Headwaters of Fraser River
52.6122 N 118.4642 W — Map 083D09 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1985
Official in BC – Canada
Headwaters of Fraser River
52.6122 N 118.4642 W — Map 083D09 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1985
Official in BC – Canada
“Brûlé” means “burnt” in French. As used in the phrase of Donald “Curly” Phillips [1884–1938], “We lost the trail and had to cut through half a mile of brulé” [burnt forest]. Pioneers called a burned out area a “bob ruly,” from the French bois brulé.
During a 1909 trip across the Yellowhead Pass with Stanley Washburn [1878–1950], Lacombe guide Fred Stephens examined what was reported to be an excellent stand of timber in the upper Fraser River valley. It was found to be completely burnt over.
The hill was named by the Alberta-British Columbia Boundary Commission party of Wheeler and Cautley in 1921.
References:
- Washburn, Stanley [1878–1950]. Trails, Trappers and Tenderfeet in the New Empire of Western Canada. New York and London: Henry Holt, Andrew Melrose, 1912. Hathi Trust
- 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. Part II. 1917 to 1921. From Kicking Horse Pass to Yellowhead Pass.. Ottawa: Office of the Surveyor General, 1924. Whyte Museum
- 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