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Mount King Edward
Mt. King Edward, with Mt. Columbia at left
Highest point
Elevation3,490 m (11,450 ft)[1]
Prominence770 m (2,530 ft)[2]
Listing
  • Mountains of Alberta
  • Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates52°09′23″N 117°31′10″W / 52.15639°N 117.51944°W / 52.15639; -117.51944[3]
Geography
Mount King Edward is located in Alberta
Mount King Edward
Mount King Edward
Location in Alberta
Mount King Edward is located in British Columbia
Mount King Edward
Mount King Edward
Mount King Edward (British Columbia)
LocationAlberta-British Columbia, Canada
Parent rangePark Ranges ← Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 83C4 Clemenceau Icefield[3]
Climbing
First ascent1924 by J.W.A. Hickson, Howard Palmer, guided by Conrad Kain[1][4]
Easiest routerock/snow climb

Mount King Edward is a mountain located at the head of the Athabasca River valley in Jasper National Park, Canada. Mt. King Edward is situated on the Continental Divide with Mt. Columbia 512 km (3.4 mi) east. The mountain was named in 1906 by Mary Schäffer Warren after King Edward VII.[1]

Mt. King Edward should not be confused with King Edward Peak, 2,789 m (9,150 ft), just north of the US border, although it too was named after King Edward.

The mountain was first climbed in 1924 by J. W. A. Hickson, Howard Palmer, guided by Conrad Kain[1][4] A. Carpe and H. Palmer made an attempt on the West face in 1920 but only managed to reached 10,800 ft (3,290 m).[4]

  1. ^ a b c d "Mount King Edward". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2004-06-05.
  2. ^ "Mount King Edward". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
  3. ^ a b "Little Alberta". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
  4. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Thorington1966 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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