Mount Zillmer

British Columbia. Mountain
Head of McLennan River
52.6667 N 119.5333 W — Map 83D/12 — GoogleGeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1965
Official in BCCanada
This mountain appears on:
Fabergé 1949 map Cariboo
Ray Zillmer

Ray Zillmer
Wikipedia

The name was adopted in 1965, referring to Raymond T. Zillmer [1887–1960] and his son John, “the only persons known to have ascended the creek of the same name”

Zillmer was an American attorney, mountaineer, and conservationist who made a number of explorations in the Cariboo Mountains in the 1930s and 40s.

Thorington stated that Zillmer and his son in 1947 made the first crossing from “Tête Creek to Canoe River, thence to the N. Thompson and out to Gosnell (C.A.J., XXI, 21). A glacier heading in the only large lateral branch of Tête Creek was named Gilmour Glacier.”

References:

  • Zillmer, Raymond T. [1887–1960]. “Explorations in the Southern Cariboos.” Canadian Alpine Journal, Vol. 27 (1939):48-61. Alpine Club of Canada
  • Zillmer, Raymond T. [1887–1960]. “The exploration of the Cariboo Range from the east.” American Alpine Journal, 5:2 (1944):261-274. American Alpine Club
  • Zillmer, Raymond T. [1887–1960]. “Exploration of the McLennan completed.” Canadian Alpine Journal, Vol. 30 (1947):85-95. Alpine Club of Canada
  • Zillmer, Raymond T. [1887–1960]. “The first crossing of the Cariboo Range.” Canadian Alpine Journal, Vol. 31 (1948):26–37. Alpine Club of Canada
  • Thorington, James Monroe [1895–1989]. “Canada, Cariboo Range.” American Alpine Journal, Vol. 7, No. 2 (1949). American Alpine Club
  • Zillmer, Raymond T. [1887–1960]. “Cariboo Range.” Canadian Alpine Journal, Vol. 27 (1950):120. Alpine Club of Canada
  • Thorington, James Monroe [1895–1989]. “Raymond T. Zillmer, 1887-1960.” American Alpine Journal, 12:2 (1961). American Alpine Club
  • Anon. “Place names in the Premier Range, Cariboo Mountains, B.C.” Canadian Alpine Journal, Vol. 46 (1963):20. Alpine Club of Canada
  • Wikipedia. Ray Zillmer
  • British Columbia Geographical Names. Zillmer, Mount

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