Mount Packenham
| Mount Packenham | |
|---|---|
Mount Packenham (centered), west face showing | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,000 m (9,800 ft) |
| Prominence | 242 m (794 ft) |
| Parent peak | Mount Evan-Thomas (3097 m) |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 50°45′14″N 115°05′27″W / 50.75389°N 115.09083°W |
| Geography | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Parent range | Opal Range Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 82J14 Spray Lakes Reservoir |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Cambrian |
| Rock type | Limestone |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1954 by N. Gish, M. Dickson, P. Rainier, S.G. Pearson |
| Easiest route | Mountaineering YDS 5.6 |
Mount Packenham is a 3,000-metre (9,800-foot) mountain summit located in the Opal Range of the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Evan-Thomas, 1.0 km (0.62 mi) to the north. Situated on the eastern boundary of Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, the peak is visible from Highway 40 and the Kananaskis Lakes area.
Like so many of the mountains in Kananaskis Country, Mount Packenham received its name from the persons and ships involved in the 1916 Battle of Jutland, the only major sea battle of the First World War.