Alberta-BC boundary. Pass
Fraser River and Smoky River drainages
Between Casket Creek and Forgetmenot Creek
53.7764 N 119.9303 W — Map 083E13 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1963
Official in BC – Canada
Fraser River and Smoky River drainages
Between Casket Creek and Forgetmenot Creek
53.7764 N 119.9303 W — Map 083E13 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1963
Official in BC – Canada
This pass appears on:
Pre-emptor’s map Tête Jaune 1931
Pre-emptor’s map Tête Jaune 1931
Named by the Alberta-British Columbia Boundary Commission in 1923, in association with Casket Mountain [on the Alberta side of the boundary]; in turn named “due to a rock outcrop at the summit which bears a resemblance to a sarcophagus.” (BC-Alberta Boundary Report, part III, p.61)
“Casket mountain lies directly northeast of Intersection Mountain and is an extension of the same ridge. The name is due to a rock outcrop at the summit which bears a resemblance to a sarcophagus,” wrote boundary surveyor Arthur Oliver Wheeler [1860–1945].
“North Morkill” and “Sheep Creek” identified on BC name card as old/other names for Casket Pass.
References:
- Wheeler, Arthur Oliver [1860–1945], and Cautley, Richard William [1873–1953]. 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
- Wheeler, Arthur Oliver [1860–1945], and Cautley, Richard William [1873–1953]. 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, 1925. Whyte Museum
- British Columbia Geographical Names. Casket Pass
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