Mount Lester Pearson
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Mount Lester Pearson is a 3086 m (10125 ft) peak located at co-ordinates in the Premier Range of the Cariboo Mountains in the east-central interior of British Columbia, Canada. The mountain is located south of the head of the McLennan River and 21 kilometres west of Valemount, British Columbia.
The name honours the fourteenth Prime Minister of Canada and 1957 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, Lester Pearson, who died in 1972. The mountain was officially named after Pearson in 1973.
[edit] External links
- Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia listing for Mount Lester Pearson
- British Columbia Government Information Sheet for Mount Lester Pearson
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