Glacis Ridge

British Columbia. Ridge
Near headwaters of Rockingham Creek
52.7667 N 118.45 W — Map 83D/16 — GoogleGeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1951
Official in BCCanada

A “glacis” is a gently sloping bank. The ridge was a camera station on the survey of the Alberta-British Columbia Boundary Commission, which worked through the Yellowhead Pass in 1917.

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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