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
Peakfinder
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
Peakfinder
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.”]
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