Bastion Peak

Alberta-BC boundary. Peak
Headwaters of Geikie Creek
52.7083 N 118.35 W — Map 83D/9 — GoogleGeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1951
Official in BCCanada
Tonquin Pass and Geikie Range from the North (Vista Peak).
Photo, A.0. Wheeler

A bastion is a projecting part of a fortification, consisting of an earthwork in the form of an irregular pentagon. The feature was named by the Alberta-British Columbia Boundary Commission 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
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