Mount Black Prince (Alberta)

Mount Black Prince
Highest point
Elevation2,939 m (9,642 ft)[1]
Prominence239 m (784 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Smith Dorrien (3151 m)[1]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates50°41′43″N 115°14′41″W / 50.69528°N 115.24472°W / 50.69528; -115.24472[2]
Geography
Mount Black Prince is located in Alberta
Mount Black Prince
Mount Black Prince
Location in Alberta
Mount Black Prince is located in Canada
Mount Black Prince
Mount Black Prince
Mount Black Prince (Canada)
Map
Interactive map of Mount Black Prince
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeSpray Mountains
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes[2]
Geology
Rock ageCambrian
Rock typeSedimentary rock
Climbing
First ascent1956 B. Fraser, M. Hicks, J. Gorril[3]
Easiest routeScramble[4]

Mount Black Prince is a 2,939-metre (9,642-foot) mountain summit located in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Smith Dorrien, 5.8 km (3.6 mi) to the northwest.[1] The mountain can be seen from Highway 742, also known as Smith-Dorrien/Spray Trail.

Like so many of the mountains in Kananaskis Country, Mount Black Prince received its name from the persons and ships involved in the 1916 Battle of Jutland, the only major sea battle of the First World War.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d "Mount Black Prince". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  2. ^ a b "Mount Black Prince". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  3. ^ "Mount Black Prince". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  4. ^ "Mount Black Prince".
  5. ^ Battle of Jutland Alberta Historic Places