Walter Wilcox

For the newscaster who used "Walter Wilcox" as a pseudonym at KCMO (AM), see Walter Cronkite.

Walter Dwight Wilcox (1869–1949) was an early explorer of the Canadian Rockies, especially in the Lake Louise region.

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Life

Wilcox was educated at Phillips Academy, Andover (Class of 1889) and Yale University (1893).

Wilcox made first ascents of several mountains in the Rockies including Mount Temple (3,543m), Mount Aberdeen (3,152m), Mount Niblock (2,976m) and Mount Indefatigable (2,670m).[1]

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.[2]

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References

  1. ^ http://www.peakware.com/peaks.html?pk=2297
  2. ^ Biography at Peakfinder
  3. ^ http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00615FB3E5D12738DDDAD0A94DC405B898CF1D3

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