Mount King Edward

Mount King Edward
Mount King Edward
	Mt. King Edward, with Mt. Columbia at left
Highest point
Elevation	3,490 m (11,450 ft)
Prominence	770 m (2,530 ft)
Listing	Mountains of Alberta; Mountains of British Columbia;
Coordinates	52°09′23″N 117°31′10″W / 52.15639°N 117.51944°W
Geography
	Mount King Edward Location in Alberta Mount King Edward Mount King Edward (British Columbia)
Location	Alberta-British Columbia, Canada
Parent range	Park Ranges ← Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 83C4 Clemenceau Icefield
Climbing
First ascent	1924 by J.W.A. Hickson, Howard Palmer, guided by Conrad Kain
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 51⁄2 km (3.4 mi) east. The mountain was named in 1906 by Mary Schäffer Warren 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.

The mountain was first climbed in 1924 by J. W. A. Hickson, Howard Palmer, guided by Conrad Kain^[1]^[4] A. Carpe and H. Palmer made an attempt on the West face in 1920 but only managed to reached 10,800 ft (3,290 m).^[4]

Gallery

Mount King Edward from Mount Columbia's summit

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Mount King Edward". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2004-06-05.
^ "Mount King Edward". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
^ ^a ^b "Little Alberta". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
^ ^a ^b ^c Thorington, J. Monroe (1966) [1921]. "Thompson Pass to Head of Athabaska River". A Climber's Guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada. With the collaboration of Putnam, William Lowell (6th ed.). American Alpine Club. p. 229. ISBN 978-1376169003.