The mountain's only named subpeak, Mount Carson is southeast of the fire lookout Mount Carson, named for the original owner of the ranch, an American veteran of the California Gold Rush and the Donner Party whose sons later became prominent MLAs and provincial cabinet ministers.
The mountain's only named subpeak, Mount Carson is southeast of the fire lookout and is named for the original owner of the ranch and was briefly misapplied as the name of Pavilion Mountain. Carson was an American veteran of the California Gold Rush and the Donner Party who was one of the first settlers in the region and whose sons later became prominent MLAs and provincial cabinet ministers.