The mountain has historic significance in British Columbia. It formed one corner of the large land grant given to Robert Dunsmuir  to fund construction of the E&N Railway. A segment of the boundary of that grant later became a boundary of Strathcona Provincial Park.
The mountain holds historical significance in British Columbia and was part of a large land grant given to Robert Dunsmuir for the construction of the E&N Railway. A portion of that boundary later became part of the boundaries of Strathcona Provincial Park.