Mount Lyautey

Mount Lyautey is a 3,045-metre (9,990-foot) mountain summit located in Kananaskis Country in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Mount Lyautey is situated 2.0 kilometres east of the Continental Divide, within Peter Lougheed Provincial Park. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Joffre, 8.0 km (5.0 mi) to the south.[1] Mount Lyautey can be seen from Upper Kananaskis Lake and Alberta Highway 40.

Mount Lyautey
Mount Lyautey
Highest point
Elevation3,045 m (9,990 ft)[1]
Prominence454 m (1,490 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Joffre (3,433 m)[1]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates50°36′11″N 115°13′23″W[2]
Geography
Mount Lyautey is located in Alberta
Mount Lyautey
Mount Lyautey
Location of Mount Lyautey in Alberta
Mount Lyautey is located in Canada
Mount Lyautey
Mount Lyautey
Mount Lyautey (Canada)
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes[2]
Geology
Age of rockCambrian
Type of rocksedimentary rock
Climbing
First ascent1930 Katie Gardiner, Walter Feuz[1]
Easiest routeMountaineering

History

The mountain was named in 1918 for General Louis Hubert Gonzalve Lyautey[1] [3] (1854–1934), a French Army officer and Marshal of France in 1921. The mountain's name became official in 1924 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[2] The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1930 by Kate (Katie) Gardiner and Walter Feuz.[1] The duo also made the first ascents of nearby Mount Sarrail and Warrior Mountain that same year.

Geology

Mount Lyautey is primarily composed of limestone, which is a sedimentary rock that was 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.[4] The Lyautey Glacier is situated on the northern slopes of the mountain.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Lyautey is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. In terms of favorable weather, June through September are the best months to climb Mount Lyautey. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Kananaskis River.

  • Mount Lyautey
    Mount Lyautey
  • Mount Lyautey, summit in upper left
    Mount Lyautey, summit in upper left

See also

References
  1. "Mount Lyautey". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
  2. "Mount Lyautey". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
  3. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 80.
  4. Gadd, Ben (2014). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  5. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.
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