| Mount Warspite | |
|---|---|
 Mount Warspite, northeast face | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,860 m (9,380 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 240 m (790 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Black Prince (2939 m)[1] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 50°40′52″N 115°12′59″W / 50.68111°N 115.21639°W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Warspite Location of Mount Warspite in Alberta  Mount Warspite Mount Warspite (Canada) | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Parent range | |
| Topo map | NTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes[2] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Scrambling |
Mount Warspite is a 2,860-metre (9,380-foot) mountain summit located in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. The peak is visible from Smith-Dorrien Road (742), and Alberta Highway 40 in the Kananaskis Lakes area. Mount Warspite's nearest higher peak is Mount Black Prince, located 2.4 km (1.5 mi) to the northwest.[1]
Like many of the mountains in Kananaskis Country, Mount Warspite is named after figures and ships involved in the 1916 Battle of Jutland, a significant naval engagement of the First World War. Mount Warspite was named in 1917 for the British battleship HMS Warspite, one of the most decorated and revered ships in Royal Navy history that fought during the Battle of Jutland in World War I, and survived to also serve in World War II.[3][4] The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1922 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[2]
- ^ a b c d "Mount Warspite". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
- ^ a b c "Mount Warspite". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
- ^ Battle of Jutland Alberta Historic Places
- ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 131.