Alberta-BC boundary. Peak
N of Mount Hooker near head of Wood River and Whirlpool River
52.5 N 117.9917 W — Map 083C12 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1921
Official in BC – Canada
N of Mount Hooker near head of Wood River and Whirlpool River
52.5 N 117.9917 W — Map 083C12 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1921
Official in BC – Canada
This peak appears on:
Boundary Commission Sheet 26 (surveyed in 1920)
Boundary Commission Sheet 26 (surveyed in 1920)
Boundary between Alberta and British Columbia. Sheet 26. Surveyed in 1920
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The altitude of Divergence Peak is 9275 feet. The watershed line does not reach the summit, but at an altitude of 8920 feet is deflected sharply from a little west of north to southwest, for which reason the name has been given to the peak.
So wrote surveyor Arthur Oliver Wheeler [1860–1945] of the Alberta-British Columbia Boundary Commission regarding surveys done in 1920.
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. Part II. 1917 to 1921. From Kicking Horse Pass to Yellowhead Pass.. Ottawa: Office of the Surveyor General, 1924. Whyte Museum
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