Mt. Wilcox Summit Registers
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- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Files consist of summit notes and summit registers from Mt. Wilcox (Wilcox Peak) produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1976 and 2000. Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which…
- Date Range
- 1976-1983
- 1988-1992
- 1997-1998
- 2000
- Reference Code
- M200 / V / A / 43 to 46
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M200
- V14
- S6
- Series
- M200 / V: Summit Records
- Sous-Fonds
- M200
- Sub-Series
- M200 / V / A: Identified Summit Records
- Accession Number
- accn. 6062 accn. 6623 accn. 7779 accn. 2023.10
- Reference Code
- M200 / V / A / 43 to 46
- Responsibility
- Summit Registers and Notes produced by Alpine Club of Canada
- Date Range
- 1976-1983
- 1988-1992
- 1997-1998
- 2000
- Physical Description
- 5 cm of textual records 5 volumes
- History / Biographical
- Mount Wilcox (also known as Wilcox Peak) is located in Jasper National Park near the Columbia Icelfield, in the Sunwapta River Valley. The nearest peak is Nigel Peak. Mt. Wilcox was named after Walter D. Wilcox who made the first ascent of the mountain in 1896.
- Scope & Content
- Files consist of summit notes and summit registers from Mt. Wilcox (Wilcox Peak) produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1976 and 2000. Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit, wildlife sightings, trail updates, and related topics. Files include: M200 / V / A / 43: [loose Mt. Wilcox summit notes, 1976-1983] M200 / V / A / 44: [Mt. Wilcox register 1988-92 & St. Nicholas Peak 1988-92] M200 / V / A / 45: [Mt. Wilcox Summit register June 28, 1997 - July 19, 1998] M200 / V / A / 46: [Mt. Wilcox, 2000]
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Backcountry skiing
- Backpacking
- Climbing
- Columbia Icefield
- Environment and Nature
- Environment
- Hiking
- Mountain
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Mountains
- National parks and reserves
- Record keeping
- Ski mountaineering
- Skiing
- Sports and leisure
- Sports and recreation
- Summit
- Trails
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Columbia Icefield
- Columbia Icefields
- Sunwapta River Valley
- Jasper National Park
- Mount Wilcox
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- French
- Conservation
- Some registers have water damage.
- Related Material
- M235
- Biographical Source Notes
- Summit Posts.org Wilcox Peak (Mount Wilcox): https://www.summitpost.org/wilcox-peak-mount-wilcox/153841
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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