Mount Warspite

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 the Smith-Dorrien Road (742), and Alberta Highway 40 in the Kananaskis Lakes area. Mount Warspite's nearest higher peak is Mount Black Prince, 2.4 km (1.5 mi) to the northwest.[1]

Mount Warspite
Mount Warspite, northeast face
Highest point
Elevation2,860 m (9,380 ft) [1]
Prominence240 m (790 ft) [1]
Parent peakMount Black Prince (2939 m)[1]
Coordinates50°40′52″N 115°12′59″W [2]
Geography
Mount Warspite
Location of Mount Warspite in Alberta
Mount Warspite
Mount Warspite (Canada)
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeSpray Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82J/11[2]
Climbing
Easiest routeScrambling

Like so many of the mountains in Kananaskis Country, Mount Warspite received its name from the persons and ships involved in the 1916 Battle of Jutland, a major sea battle 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]

Geology

Mount Warspite 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.[5]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Warspite is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Kananaskis River, thence into the Bow River.

References
  1. "Mount Warspite". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  2. "Mount Warspite". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  3. Battle of Jutland Alberta Historic Places
  4. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 131.
  5. Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. 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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