Mount John Laurie
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Mount John Laurie | |
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Yamnuska |
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Elevation | 2,240 m (7,349 ft) |
Location | Alberta Canada |
Range | Canadian Rockies |
Coordinates | |
Topo map | NTS 82O/03 |
Type | Limestone & shale |
Age of rock | Paleozoic |
First ascent | Unknown |
Easiest route | scramble |
Mount John Laurie is a mountain in the Canadian Rockies, located in the province of Alberta, Canada.
While it is officially named, Mount John Laurie, also known as Mount Laurie, but is best known now by the native name Mount Yamnuska, or simply Yamnuska. Yamnuski translates to ""wall of stone."
John Laurie was a founder of the Indian Association of Alberta.
First mountain on the north side of the Bow River valley, (Bow Valley), as it exits the mountains for the foothills and prairie of Alberta. Located close to Calgary, it is a popular "great scramble".