Mount Robson Images

Mt. Robson, Grand Fork, Fraser River. 
Photo: James McEvoy, 1898

Mt. Robson, Grand Fork, Fraser River.
Photo: James McEvoy, 1898
Report on the geology and natural resources of the country traversed by the Yellowhead Pass [accessed 15 February 2025]


Mount Robson from the South-West, at 3,000 Feet.
Photo: Arthur Coleman, 1907

Mount Robson from the South-West, at 3,000 Feet.
Photo: Arthur Coleman, 1907
The Canadian Rockies: New and Old Trails [accessed 15 February 2025]


Mount Robson from the North, at 5,700 feet. 
Photo: Arthur Coleman, 1907

Mount Robson from the North, at 5,700 feet.
Photo: Arthur Coleman, 1907
The Canadian Rockies: New and Old Trails [accessed 15 February 2025]


Mount Robson from the North-East, at 7,000 feet. 
Photo: Arthur Coleman, 1908

Mount Robson from the North-East, at 7,000 feet.
Photo: Arthur Coleman, 1908
The Canadian Rockies: New and Old Trails [accessed 15 February 2025]


Sunrise on Mount Robson [1908 ?]
Arthur Philemon Coleman
Watercolour over pencil on paper

Sunrise on Mount Robson [1908 ?]
Arthur Philemon Coleman
Watercolour over pencil on paper
Royal Ontario Museum [accessed 15 February 2025]


Mount Robson from North West, 1908
Arthur Philemon Coleman
Watercolour over pencil on paper

Mount Robson from North West, 1908
Arthur Philemon Coleman
Watercolour over pencil on paper
Royal Ontario Museum [accessed 15 February 2025]


Mount Robson From Across Berg Lake, 1908
Arthur Philemon Coleman
Watercolour over pencil on paper

Mount Robson From Across Berg Lake, 1908
Arthur Philemon Coleman
Watercolour over pencil on paper
Royal Ontario Museum [accessed 15 February 2025]


First Glimpse of Mt. Robson
Mary Schäffer Warren, 1908

First Glimpse of Mt. Robson
Mary Schäffer Warren, 1908
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies [accessed 15 February 2025]


Mount Robson. Mary Schäffer Warren, 1908

Mount Robson. Mary Schäffer Warren, 1908
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies [accessed 15 February 2025]


Mt. Robson from mountain near Tête Jaune Cache.
Hand coloured lantern slid, Mary Schäffer Warren, 1908

Mt. Robson from mountain near Tête Jaune Cache.
Hand coloured lantern slid, Mary Schäffer Warren, 1908
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies [accessed 15 February 2025]


Mount Robson. Photo: Mary Schäffer Warren, 1908

Mount Robson. Photo: Mary Schäffer Warren, 1908
Old Indian Trails [accessed 15 February 2025]


North-Western face of Mt. Robson from upper plateau of the Grand Forks. 
Photo: A. L. Mumm, 1909

North-Western face of Mt. Robson from upper plateau of the Grand Forks.
Photo: A. L. Mumm, 1909
Canadian Alpine Journal 1910


Mt. Robson, from the North.
Photo: Dr. J. Norman Collie, 1910

Mt. Robson, from the North.
Photo: Dr. J. Norman Collie, 1910
Alpine Journal 1912 [accessed 15 February 2025]


The most majestic of Canadian Mountains.
Mount Robson, 13,700 feet high, the loftiest peak in the Canadian Rockies, viewed from the Grand Fork. 1910.

The most majestic of Canadian Mountains.
Mount Robson, 13,700 feet high, the loftiest peak in the Canadian Rockies, viewed from the Grand Fork. 1910.
F. A. Talbot, New Garden of Canada, 1911 [accessed 15 February 2025]


The winter camp of L. J. Cole (resident engineer) and family during Grand Trunk Pacific Railway construction, about 1910.

The winter camp of L. J. Cole (resident engineer) and family during Grand Trunk Pacific Railway construction, about 1910.
Exploration Place [accessed 15 February 2025]


Robson Glacier, Robson Pass and Berg Lake from Mumm Peak showing northwest face of Mt. Robson. Photo: Arthur 0. Wheeler, 1911

Robson Glacier, Robson Pass and Berg Lake from Mumm Peak showing northwest face of Mt. Robson. Photo: Arthur 0. Wheeler, 1911
Canadian Alpine Journal 1912


Mt. Robson and Berg Lake. 
Photo: Byron Harmon, 1911

Mt. Robson and Berg Lake.
Photo: Byron Harmon, 1911
Canadian Alpine Journal 1912


Mt. Robson, Lake Kinney and Valley of Grand Fork. Showing West and Southwest Faces of Mt. Robson. Photo: A. O. Wheeler, 1911

Mt. Robson, Lake Kinney and Valley of Grand Fork. Showing West and Southwest Faces of Mt. Robson. Photo: A. O. Wheeler, 1911
Canadian Alpine Journal 1912


Mount Robson towers above the trail, its peak ever enveloped in the passing clouds.

Mount Robson towers above the trail, its peak ever enveloped in the passing clouds.
Stanley Washburn 1912 [accessed 15 February 2025]


Billings Butte - Robson Peak - Iyatunga Mountain. Panonamic view of the Robson massif and adjoining mountains, with the great Hunga glacier in the foreground. 
Photo: Charles D. Walcott, 1912

Billings Butte – Robson Peak – Iyatunga Mountain. Panonamic view of the Robson massif and adjoining mountains, with the great Hunga glacier in the foreground.
Photo: Charles D. Walcott, 1912
National Geographic Magazine 1913 [accessed 15 February 2025]


Train derailment on the main line west near Mile 13 during construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. Circa 1912.

Train derailment on the main line west near Mile 13 during construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. Circa 1912.
Fraser Fort George Regional Museum [accessed 15 February 2025]


Mount Robson, B.C. from two miles below
William James Topley, 1914

Mount Robson, B.C. from two miles below
William James Topley, 1914
Library and Archives Canada [accessed 15 February 2025]


Northeast Face, Mt. Robson – 12,972 feet altitude. 
Aerial photograph by H. F. Lambart, 1922

Northeast Face, Mt. Robson – 12,972 feet altitude.
Aerial photograph by H. F. Lambart, 1922


Mount Robson (12,972 feet). The Monarch of the Canadian Rockies. 
A. Y. Jackson, 1927

Mount Robson (12,972 feet). The Monarch of the Canadian Rockies.
A. Y. Jackson, 1927
Jasper National Park, Canadian National Railways [accessed 15 February 2025]


Map Showing Yellowhead Pass Route From Edmonton To Tête-Jaune Cache. 
James McEvoy, 1900. (Detail)

Map Showing Yellowhead Pass Route From Edmonton To Tête-Jaune Cache.
James McEvoy, 1900. (Detail)
Natural Resources Canada [accessed 15 February 2025]


Mt. Robson Region map by A. P. Coleman, 1911

Mt. Robson Region map by A. P. Coleman, 1911
The Canadian Rockies : new and old trails, p. 264 [accessed 15 February 2025]


Topographical Map Showing Mount Robson and Mountains of the Continental Divide North of Yellowhead Pass. 
Arthur O. Wheeler, 1912

Topographical Map Showing Mount Robson and Mountains of the Continental Divide North of Yellowhead Pass.
Arthur O. Wheeler, 1912
Victoria Library, University of Toronto [accessed 15 February 2025]

References:

  • McEvoy, James E., P.L.S. [1862–1935]. Report on the geology and natural resources of the country traversed by the Yellowhead Pass route from Edmonton to Tête Jaune Cache comprising portions of Alberta and British Columbia. Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada, 1900. Natural Resources Canada
  • Schäffer Warren, Mary T. S. [1861–1939]. Old Indian trails. Incidents of camp and trail life, covering two years’ exploration through the Rocky Mountains of Canada. [1907 and 1908]. New York: Putnam, 1911. Internet Archive
  • Coleman, Arthur Philemon P. [1852–1939]. The Canadian Rockies: New and Old Trails. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1911. Internet Archive
  • 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 [accessed 15 February 2025]
  • Cautley, Richard William, D.L.S., A.L.S., C.E. [1873–1953], and Wheeler, Arthur Oliver 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
  • Jasper National Park. n.p.: Canadian National Railways, 1927. Parks Canada History
  • Gooch, Jane Lytton. Mount Robson: Spiral Road of Art. Victoria, B.C.: Rocky Mountain Books, 2013. Internet Archive

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