Mount Robson Images

Mt. Robson, Grand Fork, Fraser River. 
Photo: James McEvoy, 1898

Mt. Robson, Grand Fork, Fraser River.
Photo: James McEvoy, 1898
Report on the geology and natural resources of the country traversed by the Yellowhead Pass


Mount Robson from the South-West, at 3,000 Feet.
Photo: Arthur Coleman, 1907

Mount Robson from the South-West, at 3,000 Feet.
Photo: Arthur Coleman, 1907
The Canadian Rockies: New and Old Trails


Mount Robson from the North, at 5,700 feet. 
Photo: Arthur Coleman, 1907

Mount Robson from the North, at 5,700 feet.
Photo: Arthur Coleman, 1907
The Canadian Rockies: New and Old Trails


Mount Robson from the North-East, at 7,000 feet. 
Photo: Arthur Coleman, 1908

Mount Robson from the North-East, at 7,000 feet.
Photo: Arthur Coleman, 1908
The Canadian Rockies: New and Old Trails


Sunrise on Mount Robson [1908 ?]
Arthur Philemon Coleman
Watercolour over pencil on paper

Sunrise on Mount Robson [1908 ?]
Arthur Philemon Coleman
Watercolour over pencil on paper
Royal Ontario Museum


Mount Robson from North West, 1908
Arthur Philemon Coleman
Watercolour over pencil on paper

Mount Robson from North West, 1908
Arthur Philemon Coleman
Watercolour over pencil on paper
Royal Ontario Museum


Mount Robson From Across Berg Lake, 1908
Arthur Philemon Coleman
Watercolour over pencil on paper

Mount Robson From Across Berg Lake, 1908
Arthur Philemon Coleman
Watercolour over pencil on paper
Royal Ontario Museum


First Glimpse of Mt. Robson
Mary Schäffer Warren, 1908

First Glimpse of Mt. Robson
Mary Schäffer Warren, 1908
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies


Mount Robson.Mary Schäffer Warren, 1908

Mount Robson.Mary Schäffer Warren, 1908
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies


Mt. Robson from mountain near Tête Jaune Cache. Photo: Mary Schäffer, 1908 
(hand coloured lantern slide)

Mt. Robson from mountain near Tête Jaune Cache. Photo: Mary Schäffer, 1908
(hand coloured lantern slide)
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies


Mount Robson. Photo: Mary Schäffer, 1908

Mount Robson. Photo: Mary Schäffer, 1908
Old Indian Trails


North-Western face of Mt. Robson from upper plateau of the Grand Forks. 
Photo: A. L. Mumm, 1909

North-Western face of Mt. Robson from upper plateau of the Grand Forks.
Photo: A. L. Mumm, 1909
Canadian Alpine Journal 1910


Mt. Robson, from the North.
Photo: Dr. J. Norman Collie, 1910

Mt. Robson, from the North.
Photo: Dr. J. Norman Collie, 1910
Alpine Journal 1912


The most majestic of Canadian Mountains.
Mount Robson, 13,700 feet high, the loftiest peak in the Canadian Rockies, viewed from the Grand Fork. 1910.

The most majestic of Canadian Mountains.
Mount Robson, 13,700 feet high, the loftiest peak in the Canadian Rockies, viewed from the Grand Fork. 1910.
F.A. Talbot, New Garden of Canada, 1911


The winter camp of L. J. Cole (resident engineer) and family during Grand Trunk Pacific Railway construction, about 1910.

The winter camp of L. J. Cole (resident engineer) and family during Grand Trunk Pacific Railway construction, about 1910.
Exploration Place


Robson Glacier, Robson Pass and Berg Lake from Mumm Peak showing northwest face of Mt. Robson. Photo: Arthur 0. Wheeler, 1911

Robson Glacier, Robson Pass and Berg Lake from Mumm Peak showing northwest face of Mt. Robson. Photo: Arthur 0. Wheeler, 1911
Canadian Alpine Journal 1912


Mt Robson and Berg Lake. 
Photo: Byron Harmon, 1911

Mt Robson and Berg Lake.
Photo: Byron Harmon, 1911
Canadian Alpine Journal 1912


Mt. Robson, Lake Kinney and Valley of Grand Fork. Showing West and Southwest Faces of Mt. Robson. Photo: A. 0. Wheeler, 1911

Mt. Robson, Lake Kinney and Valley of Grand Fork. Showing West and Southwest Faces of Mt. Robson. Photo: A. 0. Wheeler, 1911
Canadian Alpine Journal 1912


Billings Butte - Robson Peak - Iyatunga Mountain. Panonamic view of the Robson massif and adjoining mountains, with the great Hunga glacier in the foreground. 
Photo: Charles D. Walcott, 1912

Billings Butte – Robson Peak – Iyatunga Mountain. Panonamic view of the Robson massif and adjoining mountains, with the great Hunga glacier in the foreground.
Photo: Charles D. Walcott, 1912
National Geographic Magazine 1913


Train derailment on the main line west near Mile 13 during construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. Circa 1912.

Train derailment on the main line west near Mile 13 during construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. Circa 1912.
Exploration Place — Fraser Fort George Regional Museum


Mount Robson, B.C. from two miles below
William James Topley, 1914

Mount Robson, B.C. from two miles below
William James Topley, 1914
Library and Archives Canada


Northeast Face, Mt. Robson-12,972 feet altitude. Aerial photograph by H. F. Lambart, 1922

Northeast Face, Mt. Robson-12,972 feet altitude. Aerial photograph by H. F. Lambart, 1922
Report of the Commission Appointed to Delimit the Boundary between the Provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. Part III. 1925.


Mount Robson (12,.972 feet). The Monarch of the Canadian Rockies. A. Y. Jackson, 1927

Mount Robson (12,.972 feet). The Monarch of the Canadian Rockies. A. Y. Jackson, 1927
Jasper National Park, Canadian National Railways


Map Showing Yellowhead Pass Route From Edmonton To Tête-Jaune Cache. 
James McEvoy, 1900. (Detail of Yellowhead Pass to Tête Jaune Cache)

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Map Showing Yellowhead Pass Route From Edmonton To Tête-Jaune Cache.
James McEvoy, 1900. (Detail of Yellowhead Pass to Tête Jaune Cache)
Natural Resources Canada


Mt. Robson Region map by A. P. Coleman, 1911

Mt. Robson Region map by A. P. Coleman, 1911
The Canadian Rockies : new and old trails, p. 264


Topographical Map Showing Mount Robson and Mountains of the Continental Divide North of Yellowhead Pass. 
Arthur O. Wheeler, 1912

Topographical Map Showing Mount Robson and Mountains of the Continental Divide North of Yellowhead Pass.
Arthur O. Wheeler, 1912
Victoria Library, University of Toronto

References:

  • Schäffer Warren, Mary T. S. [1861–1939]. Old Indian trails. Incidents of camp and trail life, covering two years’ exploration through the Rocky Mountains of Canada. [1907 and 1908]. New York: Putnam, 1911. Internet Archive
  • Coleman, Arthur Philemon [1852–1939]. The Canadian Rockies: New and Old Trails. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1911. Internet Archive
  • 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
  • Jasper National Park. n.p.: Canadian National Railways, 1927. Parks Canada History
  • Gooch, Jane Lytton. Mount Robson: Spiral Road of Art. Victoria, B.C.: Rocky Mountain Books, 2013. Internet Archive

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