Mount King George | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,413 m (11,198 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 1,329 m (4,360 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Mount Joffre (3433 m)[1] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 50°35′47″N 115°24′18″W / 50.59639°N 115.40500°W[1] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
District | Kootenay Land District |
Protected area | Height of the Rockies Provincial Park |
Parent range | The Royal Group ← Park Ranges |
Topo map | NTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Cambrian |
Type of rock | sedimentary rock |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1919 by Val Fynn, Rudolph Aemmer[1] |
Easiest route | Mountaineering[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]
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