"Devils Couch (mountain)" adopted 22 July 1964 on 82F/13; a well-established local name according to geologist J.E. Reesor, confirmed by Slocan Forest Ranger (file S.1.59)

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Originally called "The Toboggan Slide" by the earliest miners, who began arriving in this area in 1892; so-known by Walter Clough, Billy Clements and other old timers, and commonly used in the community into the late 1940s. Dubbed "King Tuts Couch" by Gene Hird in the 1920's, at the time of the archaelogical discoveries in Egypt. [Gene coined his own names for area features and promoted them during his tenure within the Forest Service in the 1940's; his name "King Tuts Couch" was known in limited circles according to 1964 advice from Slocan Forest Ranger.] No satisfactory explanation why or when the descriptive name Toboggan Slide became known as Devil's Couch; Slocan residents were not aware of that name until new maps were published in the late 1960's (ie. geologist Reesor's and Forest Ranger's statements about local usage were not correct). It is likely that mountaineers in the 1960s carelessly dubbed various peaks in this area without seeking information or advice from long-time Slocan residents.

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Refers to the mountain's shape. Photograph inside front cover of Canadian Geological Survey bulletin #129, Geology of Valhalla & Valkyr Ranges, 1965.

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