Mount King (British Columbia)
History
The mountain was named by Otto Koltz in 1886 for William Frederick King (1854–1916), a Canadian surveyor, astronomer, and civil servant.
The first ascent of Mount King was made in 1892 by James J. McArthur.
The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1924 when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.
Geology
Mount King is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Cambrian period. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount King is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from Mount King drains into tributaries of the Kicking Horse River which is a tributary of the Columbia River.
See also
References
- ^ "Mount King, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com.
- ^ "Mount King". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
- ^ "Mount King". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
- ^ "Mount King". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- ^ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
- ^ 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.
External links
- "Mount King". BC Geographical Names.
- Parks Canada web site: Yoho National Park