Alberta-BC boundary. Peak
S of Yellowhead Pass in Mount Robson Provincial Park
52.75 N 118.3667 W — Map 083D16 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1951
Official in BC – Canada
S of Yellowhead Pass in Mount Robson Provincial Park
52.75 N 118.3667 W — Map 083D16 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1951
Official in BC – Canada
Arthur Oliver Wheeler [1860–1945] suggested the name “Poodle Peak” because the summit resembled in shape the head of a poodle. The French word for poodle was chosen “to further distinguish the name.”
The Akriggs do not specfiy their source. Wheeler explored in the Mount Robson area in 1911 and 1913, and was involved in naming places during the Alberta-British Columbia Boundary Commission surveys, 1917–1923.
References:
- Akrigg, Helen B., and Akrigg, George Philip Vernon [1913–2001]. British Columbia Place Names. Vancouver: UBC Press, 1997. Internet Archive