Mount Prince Henry

Mount Prince Henry
West aspect of Mount Prince Henry.
(Mt. Prince Edward in upper right)
Highest point
Elevation3,219 m (10,561 ft)[1]
Prominence212 m (696 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Prince Edward (3225  m)[1]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates50°37′16″N 115°25′15″W / 50.62111°N 115.42083°W / 50.62111; -115.42083[1]
Geography
Mount Prince Henry is located in British Columbia
Mount Prince Henry
Mount Prince Henry
Location of Mount Prince Henry in British Columbia
Mount Prince Henry is located in Canada
Mount Prince Henry
Mount Prince Henry
Mount Prince Henry (Canada)
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictKootenay Land District
Protected areaHeight of the Rockies Prov. Park
Parent rangeThe Royal Group ← Park Ranges
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes
Geology
Age of rockCambrian
Type of rockSedimentary rock
Climbing
First ascent1929 by Katie Gardiner, Walter Feuz
Easiest routeMountaineering

Mount Prince Henry is a remote 3,219-metre (10,561-foot) mountain summit located in Height of the Rockies Provincial Park, in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada.[2] The mountain is part of The Royal Group, a subset of the Rockies, which includes Mount King George, Mount Queen Mary, Mount Princess Mary, Mount Prince George, Mount Prince Albert, Mount Prince John, and Mount Prince Edward.[3] Its nearest higher peak is Mount Prince Edward, 1.0 km (0.62 mi) to the south-southeast. Mt. Prince Henry 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 "Mount Prince Henry". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  2. ^ "Mount Prince Henry". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  3. ^ "The Royal Group". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  4. ^ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias