Mount Oliver (Banff)
- 2983 m (9,787ft)
- Naming History
51.4275N -115.476W
Located at the head of the Ghost River and the heads of North Burnt Timber Creeks ,Dormer Creek, and Stony Creek
Province: Alberta
Park: Ghost/Banff
Headwater: Bow
Located at the head of the Ghost River and the heads of North Burnt Timber Creeks ,Dormer Creek, and Stony Creek
Province: Alberta
Park: Ghost/Banff
Headwater: Bow
Year Named: 1928
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, this one in Banff National Park and (Mount Oliver) in Jasper National Park.