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Mount King (California)
Mount King may refer to: * Mount King (Antarctica), a mountain in the Tula Mountains * Mount King (British Columbia), a summit in the Canadian Rockies * King Peak (Yukon), also called Mount King, a mountain in Canada * Parish of Mount King, a civil parish of Poole County, New South Wales, Australia See also * Mount King Albert, in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada * Mount King Edward, in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada * Mount King George, in Yukon Territory, Canada * Mount King George (British Columbia), in British Columbia, Canada * Mount King William Mount King William I (1,324 m) is a mountain adjacent to the Lyell Highway in Central Highlands, Tasmania. It is located 10 km southwest of Derwent Bridge. It is the northernmost of the King William Range. It has two namesakes in the K ..., in Tasmania, Australia * King Peak (other) * Kings Peak (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount King (Antarctica)
Mount King is a large, smooth-crested mountain in the eastern extremity of the Tula Mountains. Part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer (Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 1581) and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, it is located in Enderby Land, East Antarctica, which is claimed by Australia as part of the Australian Antarctic Territory. The head of Beaver Glacier is located very close to the base of Mount King. Mount King was discovered and mapped in December, 1958, by an ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) dog-sledge party led by G.A. Knuckey. Named after Peter W. King, radio officer at Mawson in 1957 and 1958, a member of the dog-sledge party.Gazetteer of the Australian Antarctic Data CentreMount King Accessed 23 May 2010. Flora and fauna To date, no flora or fauna have been observed within 1.0 degrees of Mount King: References External links Australian Antarctic DivisionAustralian Antarctic GazetteerAustralian Antarctic Names and Meda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount King (British Columbia)
Mount King is a mountain summit located in Yoho National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Deville, to the northwest. Both are in the Van Horne Range, which has the oldest mountains in the Rockies, and as such they are highly eroded. Mount King is a landmark that can be seen from Highway 1, the Trans-Canada Highway in the Kicking Horse valley and Kicking Horse Pass areas. The mountain is situated 14 kilometres southwest of Emerald Lake, and 13 km southwest of Field, 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, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Peak (Yukon)
King Peak (sometimes called Mount King) is the fourth-highest mountain in Canada and the ninth-highest peak in North America. Situated just west of Mount Logan (highest in Canada), in Yukon, it is considered a satellite peak of the massive mountain. Climbing history The first ascent of King Peak was made in 1952 by some students from the University of Alaska. Russell Alston Paige, Keith Hart, Elton Thayer and Bill Atwood walked to the Ogilvie Glacier at the foot of Quartz Ridge where the majority of their supplies had been air dropped. They reached Camp 2 on the west ridge on June 3. After waiting two days for a storm to subside, Hart and Thayer set out for the summit while Atwood remained in camp due to a knee injury. After struggling with rock towers and icy crests, they reached the top on June 6, 1952.Scott pp. 141-142 The second and third ascents were also completed in 1952 by an American team who had also just made the first ascent of Mount Augusta. From the south side ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parish Of Mount King
Country around Mt King.Mount King, New South Wales is a civil parish of Poole County in far North West New South Wales, located at . Geography The Geography, of Mt King is mostly the flat, arid landscape of the Channel Country but includes a series of mesa known as the "Jump ups" for which it is named. Mt King is to the west of the Silver City Highway and lies entirely within the Sturt National Park. The Queensland-New South Wales border forms the northern boundary of the parish, which is marked by The Dingo Fence. The parish has a Köppen climate classification of BWh (Hot desert). ''(directFinal Revised Paper'' The County is barely inhabited with a population density of less than 1 person per 150 km² and the landscape is a flat arid scrubland. History The parish is the traditional lands of the Wadigali and Karengali people. Charles Sturt explored the area in 1845. The Mount King Station Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount King Albert
Mount King Albert is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide at the North end of Height of the Rockies Provincial Park. It was named in 1918 after King Albert. See also * List of peaks on the British Columbia–Alberta border A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ... References Two-thousanders of Alberta Two-thousanders of British Columbia Canadian Rockies Kootenay Land District {{EastKootenay-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount King Edward
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 5 km (3.4 mi) east. The mountain was named in 1906 by Mary Schäffer Warren after King Edward VII. Mt. King Edward should not be confused with King Edward Peak, , just north of the US border, although it too was named after King Edward. The mountain was first climbed in 1924 by J. W. A. Hickson, Howard Palmer, guided by Conrad Kain Conrad Kain (10 August 1883, Nasswald – 2 February 1934, Cranbrook, British Columbia) was an Austrian mountain guide who guided extensively in Europe, Canada, and New Zealand, and was responsible for the first ascents of more than 60 routes in ... A. Carpe and H. Palmer made an attempt on the West face in 1920 but only managed to reached . References External links * Canadian Rockies Mountains of Jasper National Park Three-thousanders of Alberta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount King George
Mount King George is located in Kluane National Park within Yukon Territory in Canada. The mountain was named in 1935, along with the nearby Mount Queen Mary, for George V’s and Queen Mary's silver jubilee, or 25 years of rule. The mountain's first published ascent was in 1966. The results of a 1996 expedition to Mount King George have been published. See also * Mountain peaks of Canada * Mountain peaks of North America References {{reflist External links * Mount King George photoFlickr King George King George may refer to: People Monarchs ;Bohemia *George of Bohemia (1420-1471, r. 1458-1471), king of Bohemia ;Duala people of Cameroon *George (Duala king) (late 18th century), king of the Duala people ;Georgia * George I of Georgia (998 or ... Saint Elias Mountains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount King George (British Columbia)
Mount King George is a prominent mountain summit located in Height of the Rockies Provincial Park, in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. The mountain is the highest point of ''The Royal Group'', a subset of the Rockies, which includes Mount Queen Mary, Mount Princess Mary, Mount Prince George, Mount Prince Albert, Mount Prince Henry, Mount Prince John, and Mount Prince Edward. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Joffre, to the east. Mount King George 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. History The mountain was named in 1917 by the Interprovincial Boundary Survey after King George V (1865–1936). The name was officially adopted 23 February 1918. The first ascent of Mount King George was made 10 August 1919 by Val Fynn with Rudolph Aemmer as guide. Owing in part to the remoteness of the peak and the difficulty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount King William
Mount King William I (1,324 m) is a mountain adjacent to the Lyell Highway in Central Highlands, Tasmania. It is located 10 km southwest of Derwent Bridge. It is the northernmost of the King William Range. It has two namesakes in the King William Range - Mount King William II (1363) and Mount King William III. It is often a reference point for the 'end' of the inhabited part of the western section of Lyell Highway as there are no permanent structures until Linda; it is inside the eastern boundary of the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park. There is also Lake King William, south of Derwent Bridge. It is dammed at Butlers Gorge, its south end. Mount King William was named during Sir John Franklin's journey to the west in 1842, although the reigning monarch was in fact Queen Victoria. WC Piguenit painted it while on his journey His or HIS may refer to: Computing * Hightech Information System, a Hong Kong graphics card company * Honeywell Information System ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Peak (other)
King Peak may refer to several places: * King Peak (Antarctica) * King Peak (British Columbia), Canada * King Peak (Yukon), Canada * King Peak (California), United States * King Peak (Nevada), United States See also * Storm King Peak, in the Needle Mountains The Needle Mountains are a subrange of the San Juan Mountains of the Rocky Mountains located in the southwestern part of the U.S. State of Colorado. Much of the range is protected in the Weminuche Wilderness of the San Juan National Forest. The ..., Colorado, United States * Silver King Peak (other) * Kings Peak (other) * Mount King (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
