# Mount Warspite

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{{Short description|Mountain in Alberta, Canada}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Warspite
| image = Kananaskis mountain peak.jpg
| image_caption = Mount Warspite, northeast face
| elevation_m = 2850
| elevation_ref = <ref name=Kane1999/><ref name=GemTrekKL/>{{efn|Another source states 2860&nbsp;m.<ref name=bivouac/>}}
| prominence_m = 240
| prominence_ref = <ref name=bivouac>{{cite bivouac|id=834|name= Mount Warspite |access-date=2018-12-07}}</ref>
| range = {{unbulleted list|[Spray Mountains](/source/Spray_Mountains)<ref name=GemTrekKL/><ref name=cgndb/><ref name=82J11/>|[Canadian Rockies](/source/Canadian_Rockies)}}
| parent_peak = [Mount Black Prince](/source/Mount_Black_Prince_(Alberta)) (2939&nbsp;m)<ref name=bivouac/>
| listing = [Mountains of Alberta](/source/List_of_mountains_of_Alberta)
| country = [Canada](/source/Canada)
| region_type = Province
| region = [Alberta](/source/Alberta)
| part_type = Protected&nbsp;area
| part = [Peter Lougheed Provincial Park](/source/Peter_Lougheed_Provincial_Park)<ref name=82J11/><ref name=GemTrekKL/>
| map = Canada Alberta#Canada
| map_caption = Location of Mount Warspite in Alberta
| coordinates = {{coord|50|40|52|N|115|12|59|W|type:mountain_region:CA-AB_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = <ref name=cgndb>{{cite cgndb|id= IAOYB |name= Mount Warspite |access-date=2019-07-15}}</ref>
| topo = [NTS](/source/National_Topographic_System) {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|82|J|11}}<ref name=cgndb/>
| rock =
| age =
| first_ascent =
| easiest_route = Difficult [Scramble](/source/Scrambling)<ref name=Kane1999/>
}}

'''Mount Warspite''' is a {{Convert|2850|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=on}} mountain summit located in [Peter Lougheed Provincial Park](/source/Peter_Lougheed_Provincial_Park) in the [Canadian Rockies](/source/Canadian_Rockies) of [Alberta](/source/Alberta), [Canada](/source/Canada). The peak is visible from Smith-Dorrien Road (742), and Alberta Highway 40 in the Kananaskis Lakes area. Mount Warspite's nearest higher peak is [Mount Black Prince](/source/Mount_Black_Prince_(Alberta)), located {{convert|2.4|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the northwest.<ref name=bivouac/>

Like many of the mountains in [Kananaskis Country](/source/Kananaskis_Country), Mount Warspite is named after figures and ships involved in the 1916 [Battle of Jutland](/source/Battle_of_Jutland), a significant naval engagement of the First World War. Mount Warspite was named in 1917 for the British battleship [HMS ''Warspite''](/source/HMS_Warspite_(03)), one of the most decorated and revered ships in Royal Navy history that fought during the Battle of Jutland and survived to also serve in World War II.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://albertashistoricplaces.wordpress.com/2016/06/22/the-battle-of-jutland-first-world-war-commemoration-and-alberta-place-names/ |title=Battle of Jutland|publisher=Alberta Historic Places|access-date=2025-05-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Place-names of Alberta|year=1928|publisher=Geographic Board of Canada|location=Ottawa|page=131|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015070267029&view=1up&seq=135|access-date=2025-05-01}}</ref> The mountain's name was  officially adopted in 1922 by the [Geographical Names Board of Canada](/source/Geographical_Names_Board_of_Canada).<ref name=cgndb/>
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==Geology==
Mount Warspite is composed of [sedimentary rock](/source/sedimentary_rock) laid down during the [Precambrian](/source/Precambrian) to [Jurassic](/source/Jurassic) periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the [Laramide orogeny](/source/Laramide_orogeny).<ref name=gadd>{{citation|title=Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias |author=Gadd, Ben |year=2008}}</ref>

==Climate==
Based on the [Köppen climate classification](/source/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification), Mount Warspite is located in a [subarctic climate](/source/subarctic_climate) zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.<ref name=Peel>{{cite journal | author = Peel, M. C. |author2=Finlayson, B. L. |author3=McMahon, T. A. | year = 2007 | title = Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification | journal = Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume = 11 | pages = 1633–1644 | issn = 1027-5606}}</ref> Temperatures can drop below {{cvt|−20|C}} with wind chill factors below {{cvt|−30|C}}. Precipitation [runoff](/source/Surface_runoff) from the mountain drains into tributaries of the [Kananaskis River](/source/Kananaskis_River), thence into the [Bow River](/source/Bow_River).

==See also==
{{stack|{{Portal|Mountains}}}}
* [List of mountains in the Canadian Rockies](/source/List_of_mountains_in_the_Canadian_Rockies)
* [Geography of Alberta](/source/Geography_of_Alberta)

==References==
<references>

<ref name=82J11>NTS map sheet {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|82|J|11}}</ref>
<ref name=GemTrekKL>
  {{cite map|title=Kananaskis Lakes|section=C3|orig-year=1998|year=2024|scale=1:50,000
  | publisher=Gem Trek Publishing|location=Cochrane, AB|isbn=1-895526-24-8
  | url=https://gemtrek.com/product/kananaskis-lakes-map/ | access-date=2025-05-01}}</ref>
<ref name=Kane1999>
  {{cite book | title=[Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies](/source/Scrambles_in_the_Canadian_Rockies) | author=Kane, Alan | chapter = Mount Warspite
  | publisher=Rocky Mountain Books|location = Calgary | year=1999|isbn=0-921102-67-4|pages=160-161}}</ref>

</references>
;Notes
{{notelist}}

==External links==
* Mt. Warspite photo: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/24693457@N05/46021281771/in/photolist-nLzyuq-7HHAT1-7eFHXM-dvMVG9-dAUamu-X8fMst-dx7eVA-d4qzxA-re5BFP-4bxgkd-hib32R-QVEWBR-2fynDrz-aWe5dK-df2yaR-dmrSyi-6FCjCc-JD6tgJ-2fMXJRB-6K2fZ8-CSPu7z-agu3Zz-6mvML1-2DQxB4-69sgZq-9Q9x7o-RKZKXH-b8Bnit-7mDq84-b8Boor-PeUo4u-2ecdCHL-VWxiSd-axyWwa-Sui5MV-9KPkfp-bUGw1N-6Enq8N-QdzsSn-2dSWsQ9-7HPwJm-2d7K6Hn-dhsgYE-29zECqe-9KSbFy-6Evqxc-6DUq1o-dhtKuL-ViWzux-agbFcS Flickr]
* Mt. Warspite pano: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/virgilm/30947189305/in/photolist-6FCjCc-6Enq8N-dAUamu-3D9GHn-jh1qy4-fxYpqd-P9Grcp-8kTiS9-d1qGSu-8kQ6jx-3De5eJ-djm1BY-4PEGMk-48YeGt-cTxaNy-6yEeEz-8oVRoS-Bpb7mT-HboM1E-MJb3Uw-de67dE-8oTn1V-2dWSaQj-8oWANJ-JYJt2W-qB9dwZ-dGktbY Flickr]
* Mount Warspite weather: [https://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Mount-Warspite/forecasts/2850 Mountain Forecast]

{{Geographic Location
| Center    = Mount Warspite
| North     = [Mount Inflexible](/source/Mount_Inflexible)
| Northeast = [Mount Evan-Thomas](/source/Mount_Evan-Thomas)
| East      = [Lower Kananaskis Lake](/source/Lower_Kananaskis_Lake)
| Southeast = [Mount Invincible](/source/Mount_Invincible)
| South     = [Mount Lyautey](/source/Mount_Lyautey)
| Southwest = [Mount Putnik](/source/Mount_Putnik)
| West      = [Continental Divide](/source/Continental_Divide_of_the_Americas)
| Northwest = [Mount Black Prince](/source/Mount_Black_Prince_(Alberta))
}}
{{Canadian Rockies|state=collapsed}}

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Category:Two-thousanders of Alberta
Category:Spray Mountains

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