British Columbia. Mount
SE of Yellowhead Lake
52.7139 N 118.3914 W — Map 083D09 — Google — GeoHack — Bivouac
Name officially adopted in 1951
Official in BC – Canada
Elevation: 3298 m
SE of Yellowhead Lake
52.7139 N 118.3914 W — Map 083D09 — Google — GeoHack — Bivouac
Name officially adopted in 1951
Official in BC – Canada
Elevation: 3298 m
This mount appears on:
McEvoy’s map Yellowhead Pass 1900
Frederick Talbot’s map GTP 1910
Collie’s map Yellowhead Pass 1912
McEvoy’s map Yellowhead Pass 1900
Frederick Talbot’s map GTP 1910
Collie’s map Yellowhead Pass 1912
Sir Archibald Geikie
Cassell’s Universal Portrait Gallery
Tonquin Pass and Geikie Range from the North (Vista Peak).
Photo, A.0. Wheeler
Canadian Alpine Journal1922
“The kingpin of the famous Tonquin Valley” was named in 1898 by geologist James McEvoy [1862–1935] after Sir Archibald Geikie [1835–1924], the Scottish geologist who was director-general of the Geological Survey of Great Britain from 1882 to 1901.
The name was officially adopted in 1924 as labelled on the 1912 topographic map Mount Robson 1912 by Arthur Oliver Wheeler [1860–1945].
Alpinist Arnold Louis Mumm [1859–1927] said that the north face of Mount Geikie was composed of the most tremendous precipices he had ever seen.
References:
- Wheeler, Arthur Oliver [1860–1945]. “Topographical Map Showing Mount Robson and Mountains of the Continental Divide North of Yellowhead Pass to accompany the Report of the Alpine Club of Canada’s Expedition 1911. From Photographic Surveys by Arthur O. Wheeler; A.C.C. Director.” Canadian Alpine Journal, Vol. 4 (1912):8-81
- McEvoy, James [1862–1935]. “Map Showing Yellowhead Pass Route From Edmonton To Tête-Jaune Cache.” (1900). Natural Resources Canada
- White, James [1863–1928]. “Place names in the vicinity of Yellowhead Pass.” Canadian Alpine Journal, Vol. 6 (1914–1915):107-114
- Wates, Cyril G. [1883–1946]. “Mount Geikie.” Canadian Alpine Journal, Vol. 13 (1923):47-53
- Bulyea, H. E. “A trip to the Geikie valley.” Canadian Alpine Journal, Vol. 13 (1923):140
- Wates, Cyril G. [1883–1946]. “The Geikie Valley in 1923.” Canadian Alpine Journal, Vol. 14 (1924):51-59
- British Columbia Geographical Names. Mount Geikie
- Wikipedia. Archibald Geikie