Mt. Ida Peak, British Columbia, Canada

Summary

Mt. Ida, shown in the background, reveals an almost perfect pyramid shaped peak with hanging glacier, swept faces and icy ridges. In the foreground, there is a tent and what appears to be a campfire, surrounded by horses grazing. From S. Prescott Fay's field notes for 1914 expedition, handwritten caption reads "Mt. Ida 11000 ft."

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

• Located northwest of Jasper National Park and the Willmore Wilderness Park and east of Prince George, in the Kakwa Provincial Park and Protected Area, British Columbia, Canada. Mt. Ida is the northmost peak in the Rocky Mountain Chain.
• Samuel Prescott Fay kept a detailed journal (currently held at the Smithsonian Institution Archives), which he provided to the U.S. Biological Survey (now known as the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service) and to various Canadian government authorities.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7176, Box 117, Folder 29, British Columbia--Fay, S. Prescott, Exp

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1914

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

• Mountains
• Explorers
• Landscapes
• Expeditions
• Camps
• Canada

Place

• Canada
• British Columbia

Form/Genre

• Photographic print
• Landscape

ID Number

SIA2009-4292

Physical description

Number of Images: 1 ; Color: Black and White; Size: 4.0w x 3.0h; Type of Image: Landscape; Medium: Photographic print

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