Name adopted in 1924
Feature type: Peak (2)
Province: British Columbia
Location: Alta-BC boundary, S of Amethyst Lake
Latitude: 52°39’00”
Longitude: 118°18’00”
NTS map: 83D/9
Official name listed at BC Geographical Names
Also listed at Geographical Names in Canada
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Feature type: Peak (2)
Province: British Columbia
Location: Alta-BC boundary, S of Amethyst Lake
Latitude: 52°39’00”
Longitude: 118°18’00”
NTS map: 83D/9
Official name listed at BC Geographical Names
Also listed at Geographical Names in Canada
Google Maps
North West Company explorer Simon Fraser (1776–1862) was born in Bennington, Vermont. The peak was named by the interprovincial boundary survey party of Wheeler and Cautley in 1921.
References:
- Wheeler, Arthur O. and Cautley, R.W. Report of the Commission appointed to delimit the boundary between the Provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. Part III-A. Topographical surveys of the watershed. 1922, 1923, 1924. Ottawa: Office of the Surveyor General, 1924
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