Thorington Tower
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Thorington Tower is a mountain
in Alberta
, Canada
. It is located near the north branch of Lynx Creek in Jasper National Park
.
Mount Palmer
lies 1½ km west of the tower. The mountain was named in 1967 after J. Monroe Thorington, an American
ophthalmologist who climbed extensively in the Selkirks and the Canadian Rockies
during the 1920s and 1930s. First ascent was by Don Lashier and Charlie Raymond in September 1967.
Mountain
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in Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It is located near the north branch of Lynx Creek in Jasper National Park
Jasper National Park
Jasper National Park is the largest national park in the Canadian Rockies, spanning 10,878 km² . It is located in the province of Alberta, north of Banff National Park and west of the City of Edmonton. The park includes the glaciers of the Columbia Icefield, hot springs, lakes, waterfalls and...
.
Mount Palmer
Mount Palmer (Alberta)
Mount Palmer is a mountain located in the Athabasca River Valley of Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada.Mt. Palmer lies southeast of Gong Lake. The mountain was named after American Howard Palmer, an early 20th century explorer of the Selkirks and the Canadian Rockies....
lies 1½ km west of the tower. The mountain was named in 1967 after J. Monroe Thorington, an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
ophthalmologist who climbed extensively in the Selkirks and the Canadian Rockies
Canadian Rockies
The Canadian Rockies comprise the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains range. They are the eastern part of the Canadian Cordillera, extending from the Interior Plains of Alberta to the Rocky Mountain Trench of British Columbia. The southern end borders Idaho and Montana of the USA...
during the 1920s and 1930s. First ascent was by Don Lashier and Charlie Raymond in September 1967.