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Mount Dawson
Mt. Dawson centered in the distance
Highest point
Elevation	3,377 m (11,079 ft)
Prominence	2,045 m (6,709 ft)
Parent peak	Mount Sir Sandford
Coordinates	51°09′06″N 117°25′14″W / 51.15167°N 117.42056°W / 51.15167; -117.42056
Geography
Mount DawsonLocation in British Columbia
Location	British Columbia, Canada
District	Kootenay Land District
Parent range	Selkirk Mountains
Topo map	NTS 82N3 Mount Wheeler
Climbing
First ascent	August 13, 1899 Charles E Fay, Herschel C Parker, Edward Feuz Sr., Christian Hasler Sr.

Mount Dawson, elevation 3,377 metres (11,079 ft), is a massif in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, located in Glacier National Park to the southeast of Rogers Pass. It is a double summit, the highest of which is Hasler Peak, the second peak being Feuz Peak, with Hasler Peak's elevation making it the highest summit in Glacier National Park and the second highest in the Selkirks. Mount Dawson is ranked as the 58th highest mountain in British Columbia. The Dawson Glacier is located on its eastern flank.

Name

Mount Dawson was named 1888 by Reverend W.S. Green for geologist George Mercer Dawson (1846–1901), member of the British North America International Boundary Commission, 1873, later director of the Geological Survey of Canada (1895–1901).

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Dawson is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

References

^ "Mount Dawson". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
^ "Mount Dawson". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.

Columbia Mountains

Cariboo
Major ranges	Mowdish Wavy Premier Christina
Mountains	Sir Wilfrid Laurier Sir John Abbott Sir John Thompson Sir Mackenzie Bowell Stanley Baldwin Arthur Meighen Richard Bennett John Oliver Lester Pearson Louis Saint Laurent Pierre Elliott Trudeau Sir Allan MacNab Mackenzie King

Monashee
Major ranges	Anstey Beaverdell Gold Jordan Kettle River Malton Midway Ratchford Rossland Scrip Whatshan
Mountains	Dunn Hallam Odin
Passes	Bonanza Eagle Monashee Sherman

Purcell
Sub-ranges	Farnham Group The Bugaboos
Mountains	Farnham Bugaboo Spire Howser Spire Pigeon Spire Snowpatch Spire
Glaciers	Toby

Selkirk
Major ranges	Battle Big Bend Bonnington Clachnacudainn Dawson Duncan Kokanee Nelson Valhalla Valkyr
Sub-ranges	Adamant Badshot Norns Ruby Sir Sandford Windy
Mountains	Abercrombie Adamant Dawson Gypsy Peak Kit Carson Krell Hill Mica Peak North Albert Sir Donald Sir Sandford Spokane
Passes	Kootenay Rogers
Glaciers	Illecillewaet

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