Mount Cline
Encyclopedia
Mount Cline is a mountain
in western Alberta
, Canada
, 11 km (7 mi) north of Saskatchewan Crossing
, 60 km (37 mi) southwest of Nordegg
.
The mountain is located in the North Saskatchewan River Valley, 2 km (1 mi) west of Resolute Mountain. It was named in 1898 by J. Norman Collie
, after Michel Klyne
(also called Michael Cline), French Canadian
postmaster of Jasper House
from 1824 to 1835.
Mountain
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in western Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, 11 km (7 mi) north of Saskatchewan Crossing
Saskatchewan River Crossing, Alberta
Saskatchewan River Crossing is a place name in western Alberta, Canada. It is located in the administrative area Improvement District No. 9 , at the junction between Icefields Parkway and David Thompson Highway....
, 60 km (37 mi) southwest of Nordegg
Nordegg, Alberta
Nordegg is a hamlet in west-central Alberta, Canada within Clearwater County. It is located in the North Saskatchewan River valley in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies, at the crossroads of David Thompson Highway and the Highway 734 spur of the Bighorn Highway.- History :The community was...
.
The mountain is located in the North Saskatchewan River Valley, 2 km (1 mi) west of Resolute Mountain. It was named in 1898 by J. Norman Collie
J. Norman Collie
John Norman Collie FRS , commonly referred to as J. Norman Collie, was a British scientist, mountaineer, and explorer.- Life and work :He was born in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, the second of four sons...
, after Michel Klyne
Michel Klyne
Michel Klyne was an employee of the North West Company and later the Hudson's Bay Company, serving as postmaster at Jasper House in the Rocky Mountains.-Early life:...
(also called Michael Cline), French Canadian
French Canadian
French Canadian or Francophone Canadian, , generally refers to the descendents of French colonists who arrived in New France in the 17th and 18th centuries...
postmaster of Jasper House
Jasper House
Jasper House National Historic Site, in Jasper National Park, Alberta, is the site of a trading post on the Athabasca River that functioned in two different locations from 1813 to 1884 as a major staging and supply post for travel through the Canadian Rockies.The post was originally named Rocky...
from 1824 to 1835.