British Columbia. Peak
Headwaters of Fraser River, S of Geikie Creek
52.6389 N 118.3719 W — Map 083D09 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1922
Official in BC – Canada
Headwaters of Fraser River, S of Geikie Creek
52.6389 N 118.3719 W — Map 083D09 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1922
Official in BC – Canada
A camera station named by Alberta-British Columbia Boundary Commission in 1921.
Might it commemorate someone’s name, or the brownish-red color usually spelled “rufous”?
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