Bastille Mountain

British Columbia. Mountain
Just inside BC-Alberta boundary, N of Intersection Mountain
53.8722 N 120.0272 W — Map 093H16 — GoogleGeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1925
Official in BCCanada

Named by Alberta-British Columbia Boundary Commission surveyors in 1923:

The Bastille-Wallbridge ridge shows steep shale slopes on the southwest side and a precipitous rock face on the northeast side, the latter supporting a cliff glacier, two miles in length.

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. Parts IIIA & IIIB, 1918 to 1924. From Yellowhead Pass Northerly. Ottawa: Office of the Surveyor General, 1925. Whyte Museum
  • British Columbia Geographical Names. Bastille Mountain

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