Mount Lawson

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Mount Lawson
Mount Lawson is located in Alberta
Mount Lawson
Mount Lawson
Location in Alberta
Highest point
Elevation2,795 m (9,170 ft)[1]
Prominence113 m (371 ft)
Coordinates50°46′00″N 115°11′24″W / 50.76667°N 115.19000°W / 50.76667; -115.19000Coordinates: 50°46′00″N 115°11′24″W / 50.76667°N 115.19000°W / 50.76667; -115.19000
Geography
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeKananaskis Range
Topo mapNTS 82J14 Spray Lakes Reservoir
Climbing
Easiest routeA moderate scramble via east-facing rubble slopes

Mount Lawson was named by Walter Wilcox and H.G. Bryant in 1922. It is located in the Kananaskis Range in Alberta.[2][3]

See also[]

  • Mountains of Alberta

History: It was named in 1922 by Walter D. 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.

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