British Columbia. Mountain
Headwaters of Geikie Creek
52.7 N 118.3667 W — Map 83D/9 — Google — GeoHack
Earliest known reference to this name is 1921 (Boundary Survey)
Name officially adopted in 1951
Official in BC – Canada
Headwaters of Geikie Creek
52.7 N 118.3667 W — Map 83D/9 — Google — GeoHack
Earliest known reference to this name is 1921 (Boundary Survey)
Name officially adopted in 1951
Official in BC – Canada
This mountain appears on:
Boundary Commission Sheet 28 (surveyed in 1921)
Pre-emptor’s map Tête Jaune 3H 1931
Boundary Commission Sheet 28 (surveyed in 1921)
Pre-emptor’s map Tête Jaune 3H 1931
Mt. Casemate (left) and Mt. Postern (right) looking across the Geikie Valley from Drawbridge
Cyril G. Wates, 1926
Canadian Alpine Journal 1927
Postern means “placed at the back.” The feature was named by the commissioners of the Alberta-British Columbia Boundary Survey in 1921.
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
- 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. Parts IIIA & IIIB, 1918 to 1924. From Yellowhead Pass Northerly. Ottawa: Office of the Surveyor General, 1925. Whyte Museum
- Wates, Cyril G. [1883–1946], and Gibson, E. Rex [1892–1957]. “The Ramparts in 1927.” Canadian Alpine Journal, Vol. 16 (1927):85-95
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