Walter Wilcox

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For the newscaster who used "Walter Wilcox" as a pseudoname 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.

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).

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.

In 1900, Wilcox published a book called The Rockies of Canada.

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• Biography at Peakfinder