British Columbia. Former name
Former name of Cinnamon Peak
53.0797 N 119.2572 W Google — GeoHack
Not currently an official name.
Former name of Cinnamon Peak
53.0797 N 119.2572 W Google — GeoHack
Not currently an official name.
This former name appears on:
Wheeler’s map Mount Robson 1912
Boundary Commission Sheet 32 (surveyed in 1922 &1924)
Wheeler’s map Mount Robson 1912
Boundary Commission Sheet 32 (surveyed in 1922 &1924)
In 1911, Arthur Oliver Wheeler [1860–1945] named this mountain Little Grizzly Peak “on account of its resemblance, on a small scale, to Mount Grizzly in the Selkirks.” Cinnamon is a coloration of the grizzly bear.
References:
- Wheeler, Arthur Oliver [1860–1945]. “The mountains of the Yellowhead Pass.” Alpine Journal, Vol. 26, No.198 (1912):382