Photo: Looking southwest from Palliser Pass (Boundary Survey Report photo)
Mount Back
- 3009 m (9,874ft)
- First Ascent
- Naming History
50.6967N -115.412W
Located in the King Albert and Palliser River Valleys above Back Lake; immediately southwest of Palliser Pass south of Mount King Albert
Province: BC
Headwater: Columbia
Located in the King Albert and Palliser River Valleys above Back Lake; immediately southwest of Palliser Pass south of Mount King Albert
Province: BC
Headwater: Columbia
Ascent Date: 1916
Ascent Party: Interprovincial Boundary Commission
Ascent Party: Interprovincial Boundary Commission
Year Named: 1859
Named by: John Palliser
Named for: Back, George (A prominent British naval officer and explorer of the Canadian Arctic.)
Named by: John Palliser
Named for: Back, George (A prominent British naval officer and explorer of the Canadian Arctic.)
Mount Back appears on The Palliser Expedition's 1865 map but it is not likely that this peak is what he was referring to. He may have meant the name to apply to The Royal Group, an outstanding, nearby range that he would probably have spotted during his travels.
Looking southeast to Mount Cradock in distance at centre (Mount Back in foreground at left) from White Man Mountain (courtesy Calvin Damen)
Looking southeast to Mount Cradock in distance at centre (Mount Back in foreground at left) from White Man Mountain (courtesy Calvin Damen)