Mount Davidson is a mountain summit located to the north of the head of Waiparous Creek, Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8, southwestern Alberta, Canada. Visible from

Calgary Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ...

, it is situated north of

Lake Minnewanka Lake Minnewanka () ("Water of the Spirits" in Nakoda) is a glacial lake located in the eastern area of Banff National Park in Canada, about northeast of the Banff townsite. The lake is long and deep, making it the 2nd longest lake in the mou ...

. Its nearest higher peak is Waiparous Peak, located on the same ridge to the northeast. The first ascent of the mountain was made in October 1988 by Frank Campbell and Karl Nagy. Mount Davidson is named after

James Wheeler Davidson James Wheeler Davidson (14 June 1872 – 18 July 1933) was an American-born Canadian businessman, diplomat, explorer, journalist, and philanthropist. He is remembered for writing ''The Island of Formosa, Past and Present'' (1903), a book on th ...

(1872 – 1933).Spectacular Mountains - Mount Davidson & Waiparous Peak
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Mount Davidson
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