(1860-1945)
A preeminent topographical surveyor, Wheeler represented British Columbia on the commission which located and marked the boundary with Alberta between 1913 and 1925. His party surveyed and mapped the 1000 km-long mountain section, using photographs taken from high elevations. An established expert in this technique, Wheeler also studied the movement of glaciers along the boundary. In 1906 he co-founded the Alpine Club of Canada, and as a leading preservationist helped create the Canadian National Parks Association. The boundary survey stands as his greatest achievement.| HM Number | HM221K |
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| Placed By | Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Saturday, October 7th, 2017 at 1:01pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 11U E 484638 N 5785566 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 52.22031667, -117.22486667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 52° 13.219', W 117° 13.492' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 52° 13' 13.14" N, 117° 13' 29.52" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near AB-93, Jasper Alberta T0E 1E0, CA |
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