Alberta-BC boundary. Peak
E of Berg Lake
53.15 N 119.0667 W — Map 83E/3 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1951
Official in BC – Topo map from Canadian Geographical Names
E of Berg Lake
53.15 N 119.0667 W — Map 83E/3 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1951
Official in BC – Topo map from Canadian Geographical Names
This peak appears on:
Boundary Commission Sheet 32 A (surveyed in 1924)
Boundary Commission Sheet 32 (surveyed in 1922 and 1924)
Boundary Commission Sheet 32 A (surveyed in 1924)
Boundary Commission Sheet 32 (surveyed in 1922 and 1924)
This peak north-east of Mount Robson was initally named Ptarmigan Mountain by Arthur Philemon Coleman [1852–1939] in 1908. [1].
The alplands on the west slopes are swarming with the birds, according to Arthur Oliver Wheeler [1860–1945] , who led an expedition to the area in 1911. [2].
Because of the duplication of the name Ptarmigan, Coleman’s choice was dropped in favour of Titkana Peak. The feature is identified as “Titkana” in the 1928 edition of Place Names of Alberta, apparently the indigenous Stoney word for “bird”[3].
L. Q. Coleman made the first ascent of this easy summit and called it Ptarmigan Peak, but Adolphus Moberly suggested they use “his people’s” word for the same bird [4].
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References:
- 1. Coleman, Arthur Philemon [1852–1939]. The Canadian Rockies: New and Old Trails. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1911. Internet Archive [accessed 3 March 2025]
- 2. Wheeler, Arthur Oliver [1860–1945], and Smithsonian Institution [founded 1846]. “The Alpine Club of Canada’s expedition to Jasper Park, Yellowhead Pass and Mount Robson region, 1911.” Canadian Alpine Journal, Vol. 4 (1912):9-80. Alpine Club of Canada [accessed 2 April 2025]
- 3. Canadian Board on Geographical Names. Place-names of Alberta. Published for the Geographic Board by the Department of the Interior. Ottawa: Department of the Interior, 1928. Hathi Trust [accessed 10 March 2025]
- 4. Boles, Glendon Webber [1934–2022]; Laurilla, Roger W. [1959–]; Putnam, William Lowell [1924–2014]. Canadian Mountain Place Names: The Rockies and Columbia Mountains. Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books, 2006. Internet Archive [accessed 18 November 2025]