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Mount Davidson (Alberta)

Coordinates: 51°24′22″N 115°20′24″W / 51.40611°N 115.34000°W / 51.40611; -115.34000
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Mount Davidson
Mount Davidson is located in Alberta
Mount Davidson
Mount Davidson
Location in Alberta
Mount Davidson is located in Canada
Mount Davidson
Mount Davidson
Mount Davidson (Canada)
Highest point
Elevation2,919 m (9,577 ft)[1][2]
Prominence299 m (981 ft)[3]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates51°24′22″N 115°20′24″W / 51.40611°N 115.34000°W / 51.40611; -115.34000[4]
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Protected areaDon Getty Wildland Provincial Park
Parent rangeFront Ranges
Topo mapNTS 82O6 Lake Minnewanka[4]
Climbing
First ascent1988 Frank Campbell and Karl Nagy[5]

Mount Davidson is a 2,919-metre (9,577-foot) mountain summit located to the north of the head of Waiparous Creek, Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8, southwestern Alberta, Canada. Visible from Calgary, it is situated 18 km (11 mi) north of Lake Minnewanka. The first ascent of the mountain was made in October 1988 by Frank Campbell and Karl Nagy.[5]

Mount Davidson is named after James Wheeler Davidson (1872 – 1933).[5][6]

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References

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  1. ^ "Mount Davidson Alberta". peakery.com. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  2. ^ "Topographic map of Mount Davidson". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  3. ^ "Mount Davidson". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  4. ^ a b "Mount Davidson". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  5. ^ a b c Spectacular Mountains - Mount Davidson & Waiparous Peak
  6. ^ "Mount Davidson". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
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