British Columbia. Mountain
N of headwaters of Canoe River
52.7833 N 119.65 W — Map 83D/13 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1962
Official in BC – Canada
N of headwaters of Canoe River
52.7833 N 119.65 W — Map 83D/13 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1962
Official in BC – Canada
Named in 1949 by alpinist Arnold Wexler [1918–1997] after a penny found in a sardine can left by explorers Edward Willet Dorland Holway [1853–1923] and Andrew James Gilmour [1871–1941]
in 1916.
References:
- Holway, Edward Willet Dorland [1853–1923]. “The Cariboo Mountains.” Canadian Alpine Journal, 8 (1917):36-39
- Wexler, Arnold [1918–1997]. “Ascents in the Cariboo Mountains.” Canadian Alpine Journal, Vol. 27 (1950):41-50
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