SEPTEMBER 2001 NEWSLETTER

Peakfinder Updates

Its now possible to obtain lists of the mountains that are located in particular parks and then select the mountain you'd like to know more about. This makes it a bit simpler if you're just, for example, interested in browsing through the information regarding the peaks of Waterton National Park.

We now have 339 photos on the site and many more that were taken this summer will be added in the near future. We particularly need photos of big mountains that are not visible from the roads (Mount Clemenceau for example) so if you notice one that's missing and would like to contribute a photo please scan it as a jpg at 72 dpi and attach it to an email. We will, of course, credit you as the photographer. If only I'd known that the Internet was going to be invented I would have taken many more photos during my travels in the Rockies.

Thanks to Chic Scott for providing additional information on several of the mountains that he is very familiar with.

We're pleased to hear from Shauna McGarvey of the Mountain Parks Heritage Interpretation Association that Peakfinder is used in their programs.

While you're driving up to the mountains on Sunday mornings during the summer (or even if you're still in bed) listen to Judy Hamill's "Daybreak Alberta" on CBC-1010 after the 8:00 news for a series on mountain views.

Please note that all of the previous newsletters have been archived and are available on the site. If you're interested in other esoteric lists, unusual mountain names, etc. look through the earlier issues. 


September's Unusual Canadian Rockies Name

INTERSECTION MOUNTAIN
Named by Richard Cautley of the Interprovincial Boundary Survey, Intersection Mountain is located at the intersection of the Continental Divide and the 120th meridian (i.e where the wiggly part and straight part of the Alberta/BC border intersect). The meridian passes some 50 feet west of the peak.

Enter "Intersection Mountain" in the Finding Peaks search box to learn more about this mountain. 

Look who's honoured in the Canadian Rockies

THE MOLLISON SISTERS
Mount Mollison in the Ice River Valley of Kootenay National Park is named in honour of the four Mollison sisters who worked at CPR hotels during their early years.

Annie Mollison served at Mount Stephen House at Field in present day Yoho National Park. Regarding Annie Mollison, James Outram wrote, "The little chalet of the former seasons and the larger hotel that now exists were alike pervaded with a home-like atmosphere due to the personality of Miss Mollison, who 'made' Field as an abiding-place."

Jean Mollison served at Glacier House in the Selkirk Mountains and as manageress at the chalet at Lake Louise from 1895 until 1908. A photo of her appears on page 31 of "Lake Louise -A Diamond in the Wilderness" by Jon Whyte and Carole Harmon.

One of the Mollison sisters impressed Leopold Amery during a visit to the Rockies. In his book, "Days of Fresh Air," he refers to, "a little Swiss chalet near the railway where kindly Miss Mollison dispersed hospitality and, to favoured guests, the sweet music of Scottish songs."

The mountain was named by Joseph Henry Scattergood. Mr. Scattergood, accompanied by guides J. Muller and Christian Hasler Sr., made the first ascent of the mountain in 1900.

For information about Mount Mollison enter the name in the Finding Peaks search box on the main page. For information regarding James Outram and Leopold Amery and their explorations in the Canadian Rockies enter the names in the Finding People search box.
September's Esoteric List

MOUNTAINS ON THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN BANFF AND KOOTENAY NATIONAL PARKS
Mount Allen, Mount Ball, Beatrice Peak, Boom Mountain, Mount Bowlen, Chimney Peak, Deltaform Mountain, Mount Fay, Haiduk Peak, Isabelle Peak, Mount Little, Monarch Ramparts, Neptuak Mountain, Mount Perren (Ten Peaks), Quadra Mountain, Storm Mountain (Banff), Tonsa, Mount Tuzo, Wenkchemna Peak

For information regarding any of these peaks enter the name in the "Finding Peaks" section on the front page.

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