| Feature Type: | Peak (2) - Summit of a mountain or hill, or the mountain or hill itself. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | E of Cheakamus Lake, SE of Whister in Garibaldi Provincial Park, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°00'19"N, 122°48'56"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92J/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 2 September 1930 on Garibaldi Park map (file G.1.30); an established name in mountaineering circles, and as labelled on A.J. Campbell's 1928 survey map of Garibaldi Park for the Garibaldi Park Board. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"Suggested by myself and Chas T. Townsend while on a two-weeks climbing trip in September 1923: Mount Diavolo and Mount Angelo... the 'heavenly twins' so-called because of the sudden change of weather the day they were first ascended." (24 October 1927 letter from Neal M. Carter, file G.1.28) Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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Named by Charles T. Townsend and Neal M. Carter, who made the first ascent 18 September 1923. Diavolo is an Italian word, meaning "devil"; so-named because of the steep rotten arête and the blackish rock. They named its companion or subsidiary peak "Angelo" because it looked easy to climb, and angelic by comparison. Source: Provincial Archives of BC "Place Names File" compiled 1945-1950 by A.G. Harvey from various sources, with subsequent additions |