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 | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,939 m (9,642 ft) [1] |
| Prominence | 239 m (784 ft) [1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Smith Dorrien (3151 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 50°41′43″N 115°14′41″W [2] |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Alberta, Canada |
| Parent range | Spray Range Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 82J/11[2] |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Cambrian |
| Type of rock | Sedimentary rock |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1956 B. Fraser, M. Hicks, J. Gorril[3] |
| Easiest route | Scrambling[4] |
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
- "Mount Black Prince". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
- "Mount Black Prince". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
- Mount Black Prince PeakFinder
- http://sonnybou.ca/ssbou2007/blackprince.html
- Battle of Jutland Alberta Historic Places
- Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 21.
- Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias". Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - 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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