2911m (9550ft.)
Located in the Ottertail River Valley at the head of Haskins Creek; head of Ice River Valley; 1km northeast of Mount Ennis. Ottertail Range, Yoho Park, Major headwater Columbia River.
Latitude 51; 15; 45 Longitude 116; 29; 20, Topo map 82N/08
Can be seen from Highway 1
Named by Edward Whymper in 1901. Allan, Sir Hugh (A Canadian businessman, Sir Hugh Allan was in charge of the Allan Steamship Lines and worked towards the establishment of the Canadian Pacific Railway.) Official name.
First ascended in 1954 by W. Angus, J. Jury, M. Kirk, E. Plumpton, J. Schultz, H. Stewart, guided by Walter Perren. Journal reference CAJ 38-112.
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| Photo: Looking south to Allan Peak from the southern end of the Emerald Lake Road |
Other Information
The above information regarding the origin of this mountain's name is taken from, "Place Names of the Canadian Alps" by Putnam, Boles, and Laurilla.
However, information presented on the British Columbia Geographical Names website states that it is named after John Andrew Allan (1884 - ) who was with the Geological Survey of Canada from 1906 to 1916. The site goes on to say that Dr. Allan mapped this area 1910-11 and that he later became a professor of geology at the University of Alberta, Edmonton. This is the same individual that Mount Allan in the Kananaskis Valley is named for.