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
Elevation	2,860 m (9,380 ft)[1]
Prominence	240 m (790 ft)[1]
Parent peak	Mount Black Prince (2939 m)[1]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates	50°40′52″N 115°12′59″W[2]
Geography
Mount Warspite Location of Mount Warspite in Alberta Show map of Alberta Mount Warspite Mount Warspite (Canada) Show map of Canada
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Parent range	Spray Mountains Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes[2]
Climbing
Easiest route	Scrambling

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.

See also

• List of mountains in the Canadian Rockies
• Geography of Alberta

References

External links

• Mt. Warspite photo: Flickr
• Mt. Warspite pano: Flickr
• Mount Warspite weather: Mountain Forecast