Mount King George (British Columbia)

Mount King George
Mount King George, highest peak in the distance
Highest point
Elevation3,413 m (11,198 ft)[1]
Prominence1,329 m (4,360 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Joffre (3433  m)[1]
Listing
Coordinates50°35′47″N 115°24′18″W / 50.59639°N 115.40500°W / 50.59639; -115.40500[1]
Geography
Mount King George is located in British Columbia
Mount King George
Mount King George
Location of Mount King George in British Columbia
Mount King George is located in Canada
Mount King George
Mount King George
Mount King George (Canada)
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictKootenay Land District
Protected areaHeight of the Rockies Provincial Park
Parent rangeThe Royal Group ← Park Ranges
Topo mapNTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes
Geology
Age of rockCambrian
Type of rocksedimentary rock
Climbing
First ascent1919 by Val Fynn, Rudolph Aemmer[1]
Easiest routeMountaineering[2]

Mount King George is a prominent 3,413-metre (11,198-foot) mountain summit located in Height of the Rockies Provincial Park, in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. The mountain is the highest point of The Royal Group, a subset of the Rockies, which includes Mount Queen Mary, Mount Princess Mary, Mount Prince George, Mount Prince Albert, Mount Prince Henry, Mount Prince John, and Mount Prince Edward.[3] Its nearest higher peak is Mount Joffre, 16.0 km (9.9 mi) to the east.[1] Mount King George 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.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Mount King George". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Corbett2004 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "The Royal Group". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
  4. ^ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias