Walter Dwight Wilcox (1869–1949) was an early explorer of the Canadian Rockies, especially in the Lake Louise region.
Life
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Wilcox was educated at Phillips Academy, Andover (Class of 1889) and Yale University (1893).[1]
Walter Wilcox is known for his 1890s discovery and exploration of Paradise Valley, Desolation Valley and Prospector Valley near Lake Louise. He is accredited with the first ascents of Mount Temple (3,543m), on Aug. 17, 1894 with Samuel E. S. Allen and Lewis Frissell.[2] Walter Wilcox made the first ascent on Mount Aberdeen (3,152m), Mount Niblock (2,976m), Mount Indefatigable (2,670m), and Cheops Mountain (2581m).[3]
In 1898, Mount Wilcox (2,884m) in the Columbia Icefield area of Jasper National Park was named in Wilcox's honour by J. Norman Collie. The pass that provides easy access to Mt. Wilcox was also named Wilcox Pass.[4]
Works
edit- Camping in the Canadian Rockies: An Account of Camp Life in the Wilder Parts of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, Together with a Description of the Region About Banff, Lake Louise and Glacier, and a Sketch of the Early Explorations. G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1896[5]
- The Rockies of Canada. G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1900 [6]
- "Among the Mahogany Forests of Cuba," Walter D. Wilcox, National Geographic, July 1908, Vol. XIX No. 7.
References
edit- ^ "Walter Dwight Wilcox, 1869-1949". American Alpine Journal. #7 (24). 1950. ISSN 0065-6925. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ Tales from the Canadian Rockies By Brian Patton
- ^ "Peakware - Peakware". 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Walter D. Wilcox". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- ^ Wilcox, Walter Dwight (1896). Camping in the Canadian Rockies. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons.
- ^ "ROCKY MOUNTAIN LIFE AND SCENES; Enos A. Mills and Walter D. Wilcox, in Two Books, Write Entertainingly of Adventurous Experiences". The New York Times. 24 April 1909.
External links
edit- Works by Walter Dwight Wilcox at Faded Page (Canada)
- Works by Walter Wilcox at Project Gutenberg
- http://www.summitpost.org/wilcox-peak-mount-wilcox/153841
- http://www.archives.gov/research/native-americans/pictures/select-list-003.html
- Works by Walter Wilcox at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- American Alpine Club tribute
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