Ptarmigan Peak

British Columbia. Former unofficial name
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 Philomen Coleman of his 1908 expedition to Mount Robson.

The name was changed to Titkana Peak to avoid duplication.

References:

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