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. When BC Premier Sir
Richard McBride set aside a reserve for the park, his Minister of Lands,
Price Ellison, lead an expedition to explore the new park reserve which included the first ascent of Crown Mountain on July 29, 1910. The crew included Ellison's 20-year-old daughter, Myra King Ellison, who was first to set foot on the peak, as well as Colonel William Holmes, J. Twaddle, A.L. Hudson,
Harry McClure Johnson (a cousin of Myra's), Charles Haslam, James Hasworth and Frank Ward. == References==