Mount Watson is a mountain summit located in
Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, in the
Canadian Rockies
The Canadian Rockies (french: Rocheuses canadiennes) or Canadian Rocky Mountains, comprising both the Alberta Rockies and the British Columbian Rockies, is the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains. It is the easternmost part ...
of
British Columbia,
Canada. The nearest higher peak is
The Marshall
The Marshall is a mountain summit located in Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Assiniboine, to the east-southeast. The mountain is situated west of Wedgwoo ...
, to the southeast.
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History
The mountain was named in 1924 after Sir David Watson (1871-1922), commander of the 4th Canadian Division
The 4th Canadian Division is a formation of the Canadian Army. The division was first created as a formation of the Canadian Corps during the First World War. During the Second World War the division was reactivated as the 4th Canadian Infantr ...
during World War II.[ The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on March 31, 1924, by the ]Geographical Names Board of Canada
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Geology
Mount Watson is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Cambrian
The Cambrian Period ( ; sometimes symbolized C with bar, Ꞓ) was the first geological period of the Paleozoic Era, and of the Phanerozoic Eon. The Cambrian lasted 53.4 million years from the end of the preceding Ediacaran Period 538.8 million ...
period. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Watson is located in a subarctic climate
The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of an ocean, ge ...
zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.runoff
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from Mount Watson drains into tributaries of the Mitchell River.
See also
* Geography of British Columbia
* Geology of British Columbia
References
External links
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Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park
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Two-thousanders of British Columbia
Canadian Rockies
Kootenay Land District