Looking southeast to Kataka Mountain beyond the northeast ridge of Mount Fitzwilliam (courtesy Don Beers)
Kataka Mountain
- 2621 m (8,600ft)
- Naming History
52.8311N -118.396W
Located on the continental divide between Upper Fitzwilliam Creek and the Clairvaux Creek Valley
Province: Alberta/BC
Park: Jasper/Mount Robson
Headwater: Athabasca/Fraser
Located on the continental divide between Upper Fitzwilliam Creek and the Clairvaux Creek Valley
Province: Alberta/BC
Park: Jasper/Mount Robson
Headwater: Athabasca/Fraser
Year Named: 1916
Named by: Morrison Bridgland
Named for: "Kataka" is the Indian word for "fort." The mountain was thought to resemble a fort.
Named by: Morrison Bridgland
Named for: "Kataka" is the Indian word for "fort." The mountain was thought to resemble a fort.