
Looking west to Bastille Mountain while approaching Surprise Pass on the Great Divide Trail (courtesy Paula Duncan)
Bastille Mountain
- 2545 m (8,350ft)
- Naming History
53.8722N -120.026W
Located on the Continental Divide north of the head of Bastille Creek; west Buttress of Surprise Pass
Province: BC
Headwater: Smoky/Fraser
Located on the Continental Divide north of the head of Bastille Creek; west Buttress of Surprise Pass
Province: BC
Headwater: Smoky/Fraser
Year Named: 1923
Named by: Interprovincial Boundary Survey
Named for: The name presumably refers to the impregnable aspect of the feature; an extremely steep shale slope extends almost 5 km from Bastille Mountain to Wallbridge Mountain.
Named by: Interprovincial Boundary Survey
Named for: The name presumably refers to the impregnable aspect of the feature; an extremely steep shale slope extends almost 5 km from Bastille Mountain to Wallbridge Mountain.