Anarchist Mountain
The name was officially adopted 6 June 1922 to refer to the plateau between Osoyoos, the town of Rock Creek, and the town of Sidley. Anarchist Mountain and Sidley were both named by Richard G. Sidley, a settler from Ontario who arrived in 1885, was appointed the first postmaster of Sidley in 1895, and was later made Justice of the Peace and Customs Officer. He named the mountain after prospector John Haywood, who called himself an Anarchist, and carried a stick of dynamite in his boot. Before Sidley, English speaking settlers called this summit Larch Tree Hill.
On July 16, 2003, a wildfire was sparked scorching 1,230 hectares along the mountain. Two structures were lost in the fire. It was believed to have originated from a car driving on the highway.
Gallery
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Anarchist Mountain Fire Department truck
Further reading
- "Anarchist summit". www.michaelkluckner.com. 2003.
- "The Anarchist". www.crowsnest-highway.ca.
- "Mining". www.crowsnest-highway.ca.
- Glanville, Alice (1991). Schools of the Boundary: 1891 to 1991. Sonotek Publishing. pp. 122–124. ISBN 0-929069-03-X.
References
- ^ "Anarchist Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved October 31, 2008.
- ^ "Anarchist Mountain (mountain)". BC Geographical Names.
- ^ "Anarchist Mountain, a mistaken B.C. namesake". Trail Times. May 3, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "Anarchist Mountain hot example of FireSmart | Globalnews.ca". Global News. June 1, 2015.