Mount Lawson (Alberta)

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Mount Lawson
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Mount Lawson
Location in Alberta
Highest point
Elevation 2,795 m (9,170 ft) [1]
Prominence 113 m (371 ft) [2]
Listing Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates 50°45′59″N115°11′27″W / 50.76639°N 115.19083°W / 50.76639; -115.19083 [3]
Geography
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Parent range Kananaskis Range
Topo map NTS 82J14 Spray Lakes Reservoir [3]
Climbing
Easiest route A moderate scramble via east-facing rubble slopes

Mount Lawson is a mountain located in the Kananaskis Range of Alberta. [1] [2] It was named in 1922 by Walter Wilcox and H.G. Bryant after Major W.E. Lawson, an employee with the Geological Survey of Canada who was killed in France during World War I. [1]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Mount Lawson". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  3. 1 2 "Mount Lawson". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2023-08-04.