Mount Black Prince (Alberta)

Mount Black Prince is a 2,939-metre (9,642-foot) mountain summit located in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Smith Dorrien, 5.8 km (3.6 mi) to the northwest.[1] The mountain can be seen from Alberta Highway 742, also known as Smith-Dorrien/Spray Trail.

Mount Black Prince
Highest point
Elevation2,939 m (9,642 ft)[1]
Prominence239 m (784 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Smith Dorrien (3151 m)[1]
Coordinates50°41′43″N 115°14′41″W[2]
Geography
Mount Black Prince
Location of Mount Black Prince in Alberta
Mount Black Prince
Mount Black Prince (Canada)
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeSpray Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82J/11[2]
Geology
Age of rockCambrian
Type of rockSedimentary rock
Climbing
First ascent1956 B. Fraser, M. Hicks, J. Gorril[3]
Easiest routeScrambling[4]
Mount Black Prince seen from Turbine Canyon

Like so many of the mountains in Kananaskis Country, Mount Black Prince received its name from the persons and ships involved in the 1916 Battle of Jutland, the only major sea battle of the First World War.[5]

History

Mount Black Prince was named in 1917 for HMS Black Prince,[6] a Royal Navy cruiser that sank during the Battle of Jutland in World War I.[3]

The mountain's name was made official in 1922 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[2]

The first ascent of the peak was made in 1956 by B. Fraser, M. Hicks, and J. Gorril.[3]

Geology

Mount Black Prince is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[7]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Black Prince is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[8] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F). In terms of favorable weather, July through September are the best months to climb. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Kananaskis River, thence into the Bow River.

References

  1. "Mount Black Prince". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  2. "Mount Black Prince". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  3. Mount Black Prince PeakFinder
  4. http://sonnybou.ca/ssbou2007/blackprince.html
  5. Battle of Jutland Alberta Historic Places
  6. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 21.
  7. Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.

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