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Mount Wilson

Mount Wilson

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A mountain in Colorado about 4,342 meters high
  • proper noun
: Monte Wilson
  • Hiking to the summit of Mount Wilson offers breathtaking panoramic views of the surrounding area.
  • Mount Wilson Observatory

Examples

  • Hiking to Mount Wilson requires careful preparation due to unpredictable weather conditions.

  • Many climbers consider Mount Wilson one of the most challenging fourteeners in Colorado.

  • The view from the summit of Mount Wilson is breathtaking on a clear day.

  • I climbed Mount Wilson last summer.

  • Have you ever seen Mount Wilson in winter?

  • The stunning view from Mount Wilson reveals the beautiful landscape of the San Juan Mountains.

  • Rising to 14,246 feet, Mount Wilson is one of the most famous peaks in Colorado.

Surface Forms

Mount Wilson main

Morphology

mount + Wilson

The meaning is directly compositional: 'mount' denotes a mountain and 'Wilson' is a proper name, so 'Mount Wilson' is immediately interpretable as a mountain named Wilson. This naming pattern (Mount + name) is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily understand the MWE.

Etymology

Mount Wilson may come from a mapmaker named A.D. Wilson who worked in the area long ago. When mapmakers put their names on the peaks they mapped or climbed, the mountain became 'named after' him, so today Mount Wilson is the name people use for that summit.