Category Archives: Place

Sprague, Mount

Alberta. Mount
N ofMount Morkill near Continental Divide
53.7381 N 119.7892 W — Map 083E12 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1928
Topo map from Canadian Geographical Names

This mount appears on:
Boundary Commission Sheet 37 (surveyed in 1923 & 1924)
Pre-emptor’s map Tête Jaune 3H 1931

Fetherstonhaugh Creek

Alberta. Creek: Smoky River drainage
Flows into Smoky River upstream of Muddywater River
53.8006 N 119.6925 W — Map 083E13 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1963
Official in Canada

This creek appears on:
Boundary Commission Sheet 37 (surveyed in 1923 & 1924)

Named in association with Fetherstonhaugh Pass.

References:

Sherwood, Jay. Surveying the 120th Meridian and the Great Divide: The Alberta/BC Boundary Survey, 1918–1924. Qualicum Beach, BC: Caitlin Press, 2019, p. 178

Also see:

Mount Fetherstonhaugh

Casket Mountain

Alberta. Mountain
E of Intersection Mountain
53.8056 N 119.95 W — Map 083E13 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1927
Official in Canada

This mountain appears on:
Boundary Commission Sheet 38 (surveyed in 1924)
Pre-emptor’s map Tête Jaune 3H 1931

Origin of the name unknown. Possibly named by the Alberta-British Columbia Boundary Commission survey in 1924.

Also see:

Casket Creek

Alberta. Creek: Smoky River drainage
Tributary ofSheep Creek, headwaters at Casket Pass
53.8442 N 119.8722 W — Map 083E13 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1927
Official in Canada

This creek appears on:
Boundary Commission Sheet 37 (surveyed in 1923 & 1924)
Boundary Commission Sheet 38 (surveyed in 1924)
Pre-emptor’s map Tête Jaune 3H 1931

Origin of the name unknown.

Also see:

Idol Creek

British Columbia. Creek: Fraser River drainage
Between Forgetmenot Creek and Bastille Creek
53.8289 N 120.3469 W — Map 093H16 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1965
Official in BC – Canada

This creek appears on:
Pre-emptor’s map Tête Jaune 3H 1931

Origin of the name unknown.

Also see:

Idol Peak

Pyramid Peak

British Columbia. Former unofficial name: Fraser River drainage
Premier Range
Not currently an official name.

Among the names no longer to be used in the vicinity of the Premier Range.

References:

Anon. “Place names in the Premier Range, Cariboo Mountains, B.C.” Canadian Alpine Journal, Vol. 46 (1963):20. Alpine Club of Canada

Also see:

Premier Range

Forks Peak

British Columbia. Former unofficial name: Fraser River drainage
Premier Range
Not currently an official name.

Among the names no longer to be used in the vicinity of the Premier Range.

References:

Anon. “Place names in the Premier Range, Cariboo Mountains, B.C.” Canadian Alpine Journal, Vol. 46 (1963):20. Alpine Club of Canada

Also see:

Premier Range

David, Mount

British Columbia. Former unofficial name: Fraser River drainage
Premier Range
Not currently an official name.

Among the names no longer to be used in the vicinity of the Premier Range.

References:

Anon. “Place names in the Premier Range, Cariboo Mountains, B.C.” Canadian Alpine Journal, Vol. 46 (1963):20

Also see:

Premier Range

Crescent Mountain

British Columbia. Former unofficial name: Fraser River drainage
Somewhere in the Premier Range
Not currently an official name.

Among the names no longer to be used in the vicinity of the Premier Range.

References:

Anon. “Place names in the Premier Range, Cariboo Mountains, B.C.” Canadian Alpine Journal, Vol. 46 (1963):20. Alpine Club of Canada

Also see:

Premier Range

Goodell, Mount

British Columbia. : Fraser River drainage
Not currently an official name.