Mount Loudon
mountain in Alberta, Canada
Mount Loudon is a 3,221-metre (10,568 ft) mountain summit located in the North Saskatchewan River valley of Alberta, Canada. Mount Loudon is situated in the Siffleur Wilderness Area of the Canadian Rockies. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Murchison, 15 km (9.3 mi) to the west. Siffleur Mountain is located immediately northeast, and Mount Peskett immediately north. Mount Loudon can be seen from Highway 11, the David Thompson Highway. Precipitation runoff from the mountain flows north via Loudon Creek and Porcupine Creek, which are both tributaries of the North Saskatchewan River.
History
The peak was named by Morrison P. Bridgland for William James Loudon (1860-1951), who was a geologist and professor at the University of Toronto. Bridgland (1878-1948) was a Dominion Land Surveyor who named many peaks in the Canadian Rockies and would have known Professor Loudon while he was studying at the University of Toronto. William James Loudon was the nephew of James Loudon (1841-1916), who was the President of the University of Toronto.
The mountain's name became official in 1957 when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 31, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q22545604. Authority coordinates are 51.917, -116.435. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1860, 1951, 1878 and 1948.
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