Mount King (British Columbia)

Mount King is a 2,868-metre (9,409-foot) mountain summit located in Yoho National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Deville, 5.0 km (3.1 mi) to the northwest.[1] Both are in the Van Horne Range, which has the oldest mountains in the Rockies, and as such they are highly eroded.[2] Mount King is a landmark that can be seen from Highway 1, the Trans-Canada Highway in the Kicking Horse valley and Kicking Horse Pass areas. The mountain is situated 14 kilometres southwest of Emerald Lake, and 13 km southwest of Field, British Columbia.

For other uses, see Mount King (disambiguation).
Mount King
Mount King
Highest point
Elevation2,868 m (9,409 ft) [1]
Prominence468 m (1,535 ft) [1]
Parent peakMount Deville (2889  m)[2]
Coordinates51°20′26″N 116°38′55″W [3]
Geography
Mount King
Location of Mount King in British Columbia
Mount King
Mount King (Canada)
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
Parent rangeVan Horne Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82N07[3]
Geology
Age of rockCambrian
Type of rocksedimentary rock
Climbing
First ascent1892 James J. McArthur[2]
Van Horne Range beyond Emerald Lake with Mount King centered

History

The mountain was named by Otto Koltz in 1886 for William Frederick King (1854–1916), a Canadian surveyor, astronomer, and civil servant.[4]

The first ascent of Mount King was made in 1892 by James J. McArthur.[4]

The mountain's name became official in 1924 when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[3]

Geology

Mount King is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Cambrian period. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[5]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount King is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from Mount King drains into tributaries of the Kicking Horse River which is a tributary of the Columbia River.

References
  1. "Mount King, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com.
  2. "Mount King". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  3. "Mount King". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  4. Mount King PeakFinder
  5. Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.

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