Trio Mountain

British Columbia. Mountain
Between Moose River and Resplendent Creek
53.0908 N 118.8839 W — Map 083E02 — GoogleGeoHack
Earliest known reference to this name is 1912 (Wheeler)
Name officially adopted in 1934
Official in BCCanada
This mountain appears on:
Wheeler’s map Mount Robson 1912 [as Trios Pk.]

During the 1911 Alpine Club of Canada–Smithsonian Robson Expedition, the exploratory party of Arthur Oliver Wheeler [1860–1945] climbed “the high rock buttresses that stood out prominently behind our camp to the northwest. The station was a low one, but commanded fine views up the valley of Moose River and of the valleys surrounding the Colonel. The station was named ‘Trios’ on account of its shape.”

Topographic Survey of Canada advises “the origin of the name is obviously that it has three peaks.”

References:

  • Wheeler, Arthur Oliver [1860–1945]. “The Alpine Club of Canada’s expedition to Jasper Park, Yellowhead Pass and Mount Robson region, 1911.” Canadian Alpine Journal, Vol. 4 (1912):9-80

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