| Mount King | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,868 m (9,409 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 468 m (1,535 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Deville (2889 m)[2] |
| Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 51°20′26″N 116°38′55″W / 51.34056°N 116.64861°W[3] |
| Geography | |
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Canada_British_Columbia_relief_location_map.jpg)  Mount King Location of Mount King in British Columbia &sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Canada_relief_map_2.svg) Mount King Mount King (Canada) | |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| District | Kootenay Land District |
| Parent range | Van Horne Range Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 82N7 Golden[3] |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Cambrian |
| Type of rock | sedimentary rock |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1892 James J. McArthur[2] |
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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.
- ^ a b c "Mount King, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com.
- ^ a b c "Mount King". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
- ^ a b "Mount King". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-12-07.