Mount King Albert

Coordinates: 50°42′43″N 115°24′54″W / 50.71194°N 115.41500°W / 50.71194; -115.41500
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Mount King Albert
Mount King Albert is located in Alberta
Mount King Albert
Mount King Albert
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Highest point
Elevation2,987 m (9,800 ft)[1][2]
Prominence356 m (1,168 ft)[3]
Parent peakMount Back (3008 m)[3]
Listing
Coordinates50°42′43″N 115°24′54″W / 50.71194°N 115.41500°W / 50.71194; -115.41500[4]
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Protected area
Parent rangePark Ranges[3]
Topo mapNTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes[4]
Climbing
First ascent1822 G.A. Gambs, K.G. McClelland, T.B. Moffat, H.E. Sampson, D.R. Sharpe, Ernest Feuz.[3]

Mount King Albert is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide at the North end of Height of the Rockies Provincial Park.[5] It was named in 1918 after King Albert.[1][3]

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  1. ^ a b "Mount King Albert". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  2. ^ "Topographic map of Mount King Albert". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Mount King Albert". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  4. ^ a b "Mount King Albert (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  5. ^ "Mount King Albert". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2022-08-07.