Mount John Laurie
Mount John Laurie | |
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Îyâmnathka, Mount Yamnuska | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,240 m (7,350 ft)[1] |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 51°07′27″N 115°07′06″W / 51.12417°N 115.11833°W[2] |
Geography | |
Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8, Alberta, Canada | |
Parent range | Canadian Rockies |
Topo map | NTS 82O3 Canmore |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Paleozoic |
Mountain type | Limestone and shale |
Climbing | |
First ascent | Unknown |
Easiest route | Scramble[1] |
Mount John Laurie is a mountain in the Canadian Rockies, in Alberta's Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8.
Various names
Officially named Mount John Laurie in 1961,
John Lee Laurie, 1899–1959, was a founder of the Indian Association of Alberta. The mountain's 1961 renaming came at the request of the Stoney Nakoda First Nation. Laurie, an educator and political activist, served as secretary of the Indian Association of Alberta from 1944 to 1956, promoting the causes of First Nations in Alberta.[6]
Peak and climbing
Standing at approximately 2,240 m (7,350 ft) above sea level,
Geology
Mount John Laurie is the result of the McConnell Thrust Fault, which put the resistive, cliff-forming
Spirituality
In 1987 Mount John Laurie was listed into a global network of natural spiritual places, which also included
References
- ^ a b
Kane, Alan (1999). "Traverse of Mount Yamnuska". ISBN 0-921102-67-4.
- ^ "Mount Laurie (Îyâmnathka)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- ^ a b "Yamnuska". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
- ISBN 978-1-894765-79-4.
- ^ "Stoney Nakoda Dictionary Online". Stoney Education Authority. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
- ^ "John Lee Laurie". Society of Alberta archives. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
- ^ "Traverse of Mount Yamnuska - Scramble". Outdoor Escapade. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
- ^ a b McMechan, M.E., 1995, Geology, Rocky Mountain Foothills and Front Ranges in Kananaskis Country, Alberta. Geological Survey of Canada. Map 1865A, scale 1:100 000.
- ^ Vrolijk, P.; van der Pluijm, B.A. (1999). "Clay gouge". Journal of Structural Geology. 21 (8–9): 1039–1048. .
- OCLC 1065539307. Archived from the original on April 17, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2021 – via archive.is.) (PhD dissertation)
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