Bourgeau's "Wind Mountain" was the massive centre section of the peaks above. It is now called Mount Lougheed.
At this point where Grotto Mountain narrows the valley to form Gap Lake Hector goes on to say: Just beyond a second spur...we had a peep into a valley so wide and extensive...that we were looking right through a range...
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