A peak in Banff National Park visible from the Icefields Parkway, named for Sir James Hector (1834–1907), geologist and surgeon of the British North American Exploring Expedition (Palliser Expedition, 1857–1860). Hector conducted the first scientific survey of the Bow Valley, crossed Vermilion Pass and Kicking Horse Pass, and in August 1858 passed the site of Mount Hector during his traverse north along the upper Bow River. He was kicked by his pack horse while crossing the Beaverfoot River; an incident that gave Kicking Horse Pass its name (see Canadian Pacific Railway). Norman Collie named Mount Hector in 1898. Philip Stanley Abbot, Charles Fay, and Charles Thompson made the first ascent in 1895. Hector Lake, on the Icefields Parkway, also bears his name.

The peak was once known locally as the “sleeping rabbit” (or hare) for its silhouette. Today many recognize the mountain as resembling Snoopy lying back on his doghouse.