Ptarmigan Peak

British Columbia. Former unofficial name
Former name for Titkana Peak
52.05 N 119.2333 W — Map 83D/3 — GoogleGeoHack
Not currently an official name.
Grouse - Ptarmigan, Mount Robson
William James Topley, 1914

Grouse – Ptarmigan, Mount Robson
William James Topley, 1914
Library and Archives Canada

“My brother one day climbed Ptarmigan Mountain to have a look over that side of Mount Robson, but saw little through the clouds,” wrote Arthur Philemon Coleman [1852–1939] of his 1908 expedition to Mount Robson with his brother Lucius Quincy Coleman [1854–1935] and George R. B. Kinney [1872–1961].

The name was changed to “Titkana Peak” to avoid duplication.

References:

  • Coleman, Arthur Philemon [1852–1939]. The Canadian Rockies: New and Old Trails. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1911, p. 377. Internet Archive
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