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Mount King Edward

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Listing
  
Mountains of Alberta

Topo map
  
NTS 83C/04

Elevation
  
3,490 m

Prominence
  
770 m

First ascender
  
Conrad Kain

Parent range
  
Canadian Rockies

Easiest route
  
rock/snow climb

First ascent
  
1924

Province
  
British Columbia

Mountain range
  
Canadian Rockies

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Location
  
Alberta-British Columbia, Canada

Similar
  
North Twin Peak, Mount Columbia, Mount Kitchener, Mount Bryce, Mount Woolley

Mount King Edward is a mountain located at the head of the Athabasca River valley in Jasper National Park, Canada. Mt. King Edward is situated on the Continental Divide with Mt. Columbia 5½ km east. The mountain was named in 1906 by Mary Schaffer after King Edward VII.

Map of Mount King Edward, Columbia-Shuswap A, BC, Canada

Mt. King Edward should not be confused with King Edward Peak, 2,789 m (9,150 ft), just north of the US border, although it too was named after King Edward.

References

Mount King Edward Wikipedia