British Columbia. Mountain
Headwaters of Geike Creek
52.7 N 118.3667 W — Map 83D/9 — Google — GeoHack
Earliest known reference to this name is 1921 (Boundary Survey)
Name officially adopted in 1951
Official in BC – Canada
Headwaters of Geike Creek
52.7 N 118.3667 W — Map 83D/9 — Google — GeoHack
Earliest known reference to this name is 1921 (Boundary Survey)
Name officially adopted in 1951
Official in BC – Canada
This mountain appears on:
Pre-emptor’s map Tête Jaune 1931
Pre-emptor’s map Tête Jaune 1931
Mt. Casemate (left) and Mt. Postern (right) looking across the Geikie Valley from Drawbridge
Cyril G. Wates, 1926
Canadian Alpine Journal 1927
Postern means “placed at the back.” The feature was named by the Alberta-British Columbia Boundary Survey in 1921.
References:
- Wheeler, Arthur Oliver [1860–1945], and Cautley, Richard William [1873–1953]. 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
- Wheeler, Arthur Oliver [1860–1945], and Cautley, Richard William [1873–1953]. Report of the Commission Appointed to Delimit the Boundary between the Provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. Part iii-a. topographical surveys of the watershed. 1922, 1923, 1924. Ottawa: Office of the Surveyor General, 1925. Whyte Museum
- Wates, Cyril G. [1883–1946]. “The Ramparts in 1927.” Canadian Alpine Journal, Vol. 16 (1927):85-95. Alpine Club of Canada
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