David Thompson Memorial Scenic Look-Out, Jasper Natl Park, Alberta, Canada
N 52° 43.047 W 117° 52.520
11U E 440873 N 5841199
This scenic look-out provides a great stopping place for tourists to get out of their cars and snap some photos of some majestic mountains.
Waymark Code: WMCFX3
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 09/03/2011
Views: 15
The parking lot at this scenic lookout can accommodate about 20 cars, and is large enough for motorhomes or busses, also. The view of the surrounding mountains and forest is beautiful, and the official David Thompson National Historic Monument is located here.
Location of look-out:
Icefield Parkway (Hwy 93)
National Park, 24 km (15 mi) south of Jasper.
The text on the monument reads:
David Thompson
1770-1857
Born in London, Thompson served both the Hudson's Bay Company (1784-1797) and the North West Company (1797-18150 as trader, explorer and surveyor. One of the worlds great geographers, he accurately mapped the main travel routes through some 1,700,000 square miles of the Canadian and American West. in the process journeying some 50,000 miles by canoe, by horse and on foot. His great map of the West and his Narrative, editied by J.B. Tyrell for the Champlain Society (1916) are lasting monuments to his genius. He died at Longueuil.
Historicl Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
Government of Canada.
Describe - Highway or Road number: Icefield Parkway
Closest town or city: Jasper
Number of parking spots available: 20
Name if a website describes this location.: [Web Link]
Winter View: yes
Summer View: yes
Year around access ?: yes
Comfort station on site: no
Is a photo of an "Information Sign"included?: Yes
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