Mount Oliver (Jasper)
- 2865 m (9,400ft)
- Naming History
53.0194N -118.356W
Located 5 km east-northeast of Monarch Mountain near many un-named creeks
Range: Victoria Cross
Province: Alberta
Park: Jasper
Headwater: Athabasca
Located 5 km east-northeast of Monarch Mountain near many un-named creeks
Range: Victoria Cross
Province: Alberta
Park: Jasper
Headwater: Athabasca
Year Named: 1954
Named for: Oliver, Hon. Frank (The founder of the Edmonton Bulletin, Frank Oliver was elected to the Legislative Assembly and to the House of Commons where he became Minister of the Interior in the government of Sir Wilfred Laurier.)
Named for: Oliver, Hon. Frank (The founder of the Edmonton Bulletin, Frank Oliver was elected to the Legislative Assembly and to the House of Commons where he became Minister of the Interior in the government of Sir Wilfred Laurier.)
As Minister of the Interior, Frank Oliver created the Dominion Parks Branch. Enacted under the Dominion Forest Resrves and Parks Act, the world's first national park bureau consolidated the parks under one administration. [Marty] There appear to be two Mt. Olivers named after Frank Oliver, one in Banff National Park (Mount Oliver) and this one in Jasper National Park.