Talbot Lake - Utopia Mountain

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Talbot Lake 84 G/5 - Rossbear Lake
33-97-11-W5
57° 28' N 115° 43' W
Approximately 140 km south-east of High Level

The name appears as early as 1916 on federal government maps; the lake was likely named after a survey crew member.
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Tallon Peak 82 G/9 - Blairmore
26-7-3-W5
49° 35' N 114° 19' W
Approximately 4 km north-east of Bellevue

There are two possible origins of the name of this mountain. One source states that the name is spelled "Tallon" after L. Tallon, an assistant to W.S. Drewry in surveys of the Rocky Mountains in 1888 and 1892.
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Tar River 74 E/5 - Bitumount
14-96-11-W4
57° 19' N 111° 40' W
Flows south-east into Athabasca River, approximately 69 km north north-west of Fort McMurray

This name is probably descriptive of exposed oil sands along the river bank. The name was noted in 1914 by J.B. McFarlane, DLS, ALS.
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Tarpeian Rock 83 C/10 - George Creek
32-41-20-W5
52° 34' N 116° 50' W
Approximately 50 km west north-west of Nordegg

This rock was named by R.W. Cautley because it reminded him of the cliff from which criminals of ancient Rome were killed.
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Tate Creek 84 N/5 - Russet Creek
22-119-23-W5
59° 21' N 117° 52' W
Flows south-east into Steen River, approximately 101 km north north-west of High Level

The precise origin of the name of this creek is unknown. It was noted by J.R. Akins, DLS, during his survey in 1915.
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Taylor Lake 82 N/8 - Lake Louise
7-27-15-W5
51° 18' N 116° 06' W
Approximately 40 km west north-west of Banff

This lake was named for George Herbert Taylor, a packer for A.O. Wheeler on his Dominion Topographic Surveys.
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Tecumseh, Mount 82 G/10 - Crowsnest
20-8-9-W5
49° 40' N 114° 38' W
Approximately 11 km west north-west of Coleman

This mountain, which is 2,549 m in altitude, has the name of Tecumseh (Shooting Star), a great Shawnee Indian Chief (1768-1813), who fought alongside Sir Isaac Brock's British troops against American invaders in the War of 1812. Recommended by M.P. Bridgland, the name became official May 2, 1957.
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Tent Mountain 82 G/10 - Crowsnest
14-7-6-W5
49° 33' N 114° 42' W
Approximately 17 km south-west of Coleman, forming part of the Alberta-BC boundary

Proposed by M.P. Bridgland, the name was officially approved April 4, 1911. The shape of the mountain, which is 2,197 m in altitude, is likened to that of a tent; hence its name is appropriately descriptive.
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Tepee Creek 84 N/16 - Alberta-NWT
18-125-14-W5
59° 52' N 116° 26' W
Flows north-east into Yates River, approximately 154 km north north-east of High Level

Its source is Tepee Lake. The name was submitted for approval in 1932 by C.B.C. Donnelly, DLS, ALS.
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Tepee Lake 84 A/5 - Tepee Lake
36-85-26-W4
56° 23' N 113° 59' W
Approximately 159 km west south-west of Fort McMurray

The name for this feature was recorded by A.W. Ponton, DLS, ALS, as Woodenhouse Creek in 1908. By 1915, the name is recorded on a map as Tepee Creek; therefore the name is likely descriptive.
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Terminal Mountain 83 D/16 - Jasper
12-44-2-W6
52° 46' N 118° 09' W
Approximately 12 km south-west of Jasper

This 2,835 m mountain is located at the end of a ridge. Its descriptive name was suggested by M.P. Bridgland and was officially approved in 1916.
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Thornbury Lake 73 M/12 - Thornbury Lake
NW-34-76-11-W4
55° 38' N 111° 39' W
Approximately 80 km north north-east of Lac La Biche

William Thornbury was an axeman on the 1912 survey crew working in this area.
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Thunder Mountain 82 G/16 - Maycroft
21-10-3-W5
49° 50' N 114° 21' W
Approximately 25 km north of Blairmore

Named by M.P. Bridgland on June 30, 1915, this mountain measures 2,352 m in altitude. The origin of the name is unknown.
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Tonquin Hill 83 D/9 - Amethyst Lakes
26-43-3-W6
52° 44' N 118° 20' W
Approximately 23 km south-west of Jasper

This hill was named by Eduoard Deville, Surveyor General of Canada, in 1916 to commemorate the ship, "The Tonquin," which carried the Asper expedition to the mouth of the Columbia River in 1810. The ship, anchored in Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, was attacked by Indians, who slew most of the crew. The survivors blew up the ship, killing all who remained on board. The nearby hill features take their names from this 2,396 m hill.
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Tony Creek 83 K/6 - Tony Creek
23-62-21-W5
54° 22' N 117° 03' W
Flows east into Little Smoky River, approximately 95 km north-west of Edson

The name shows on a federal government map as early as 1916; although its origin is not known, it may have been named after a survey crew member.
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Tornado Mountain 82 G/15 - Tornado Mountain
5-12-5-W5
49° 58' N 114° 39' W
Approximately 40 km north-west of Coleman on the Alberta-BC boundary

M.P. Bridgland recommended approval for the name of this 3,236 m mountain in 1915. The name is descriptive in that the mountain appears to be the storm centre of the locality. Storm clouds and lightning flashes are rumoured to be seen around the summit quite frequently.
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Torrens, Mount 83 L/5 - Two Lakes
23-61-14-W6
54° 17' N 119° 59' W
Approximately 75 km west north-west of Grande Cache

This mountain, which is 2,220 m in altitude, was named in 1922 on the suggestion of R.W. Cautley. Sir Robert Richard Torrens (1814-1888) emigrated to Australia in 1840 from Ireland. He introduced the well-known Torrens System of Land Titles in 1858.
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Towers, The 82 J/13 - Mount Assiniboine
22-12-W5
50° 53' N 115° 36' W
Approximately 105 km west of Calgary, on the Alberta-BC boundary

The name is descriptive of the numerous turrets seen on this 2,846 m mountain. A.O. Wheeler gave this feature its name in 1917 and the name was made official in 1918.
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Traverse Creek 83 N/9 - Grouard
24-75-15-W4
55° 31' N 116° 12' W
Flows south-east into Lesser Slave Lake, approximately 100 km south-east of Peace River

Common belief states this name is a misspelling of the surname of the homesteaders who lived there, Sidney and Oliver Travers. The Dominion Lands Survey notes do show that Traverse Creek bordered the lands cleared by Oliver Travers. A "traverse" is the term used to describe the distance covered on any given day of field work done by a survey crew. Was this a deliberate pun? The Travers brothers moved to the Grouard area in 1899 after having made an unsuccessful attempt at a journey to the Klondike a year before.
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Treadmill Ridge 83 E/2 - Resplendent Creek
49-7-W6
53° 13' N 118° 54' W
Approximately 65 km west north-west of Jasper

The descriptive name for this ridge was applied in 1923 by A.O. Wheeler.
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Trefoil Lakes 83 D/16 - Jasper
22-45-1-W6
52° 53' N 118° 03' W
Approximately 3 km north-east of Jasper

The group of three lakes comprising this feature is arranged in a trinity resembling the petals of a clover leaf. The descriptive name was applied in 1914 by H. Matheson of the Dominion Land Survey.
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Twin Lake 83 P/10 - Parallel Lake
8-18-76-19-W4
55° 35' N 112° 58' W
Approximately 90 km north north-west of Lac La Biche

The origin is not precisely known. However, it may date from the time of the survey in 1913 when owing to water levels, there appeared to be two lakes joined by a narrow strip of water.
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Twin Lakes 82 O/4 - Banff
11-26-15-W5
51° 12' N 115° 59' W
Approximately 29 km north north-west of Banff

The descriptive name of these two small lakes was suggested by M.P. Bridgland in 1915.
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Tyne Lake 74 L/8 - Brander Lake
4-109-1-W4
58° 26' N 110° 07' W
Approximately 196 km north north-west of Fort McMurray

Likely named after a crew member along a survey of the 28th Baseline that was done in the mid-1910s. The 28th Baseline falls between townships 108 and 109.
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Underwood Lake 73 M/8 - Grist Lake
5-73-3-W4
55° 17' N 110° 25' W
Approximately 100 km north of Cold Lake

The origin of the name is not known. It appears on federal government maps as early as 1917. Perhaps it was named after a member of the survey party.
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Utikuma River 84 B/2 - Muskwa Lake
2-83-7-W5
56° 10' N 114° 40' W
Flows north north-east into Muskwa Lake, approximately 98 km north of Slave Lake

This name is a variation of the Cree name for "whitefish," which are likely plentiful in the river. A.H. Hawkins, DLS, records the name Whitefish River for this feature in his notes during the 1910 survey season.
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Utopia Mountain 83 F/4 - Miette
32-47-26-W5
53° 06' N 117° 46' W
Approximately 39 km south south-west of Hinton

This 2,602 m mountain was the surveyors' refuge from flies. It was named in 1916 by M.P. Bridgland.
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