Mount King Edward
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Mount King Edward | |
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Mount King Edward | |
Elevation | 3,490 m (11,450 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 770 m (2,526 ft)[2] |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Location | |
Location | Alberta-British Columbia, Canada |
Range | Canadian Rockies |
Coordinates | 52°09′23″N 117°31′10″W / 52.15639°N 117.51944°WCoordinates: 52°09′23″N 117°31′10″W / 52.15639°N 117.51944°W[3] |
Topo map | NTS 83C/04 |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1924 by J.W.A. Hickson, Howard Palmer, guided by Conrad Kain[1] |
Easiest route | rock/snow climb |
Mount King Edward is a mountain located at the head of the Athabasca River valley in Jasper National Park, Canada. Mt. King Edward is situated on the Continental Divide with Mt. Columbia 5½ km east. The mountain was named in 1906 by Mary Schaffer after King Edward VII.[1]
Mt. King Edward should not be confused with King Edward Peak, 2,789 m (9,150 ft), just north of the US border, although it too was named after King Edward.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Mount King Edward". PeakFinder.com. http://peakfinder.com/peakfinder.asp?PeakName=Mount+King+Edward. Retrieved 2004-06-05.
- ↑ "Mount King Edward". Bivouac.com. http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=13. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
- ↑ "Little Alberta". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique.php?id=IABEC&output=xml. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
External links
- "Mount King Edward". BC Geographical Names. http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/4537.html.
- "Mount King Edward". PeakFinder.com. http://peakfinder.com/peakfinder.asp?PeakName=Mount+King+Edward. - photos
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