Mount Inglismaldie facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Mount Inglismaldie |
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Mount Inglismaldie in winter
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,964 m (9,724 ft) |
| Prominence | 160 m (520 ft) |
| Geography | |
 Mount Inglismaldie
Location in Alberta
Mount Inglismaldie
Location in Canada
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| Location | Alberta, Canada |
| Parent range | Fairholme Range Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 82O/03 |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Cambrian |
| Type of rock | sedimentary rock |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1933 |
| Easiest route | Scramble |
Mount Inglismaldie is the second highest peak of the Fairholme Range in Banff National Park. It is located immediately west of Mount Girouard in the Bow River valley south of Lake Minnewanka.
The mountain was named in 1886 by park superintendent George A. Stewart after Inglismaldie Castle in Kincardineshire, Scotland.
The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1933 by H. Foster, J. Packer, M.C. Wylie, Betts, Dickson, W. Innes, L. DeCouteur, J. Miskow, Sadler, and Vallance with guide Lawrence Grassi.
Geology
Like other mountains in Banff National Park, Mount Inglismaldie 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.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Inglismaldie is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Temperatures can drop below −20 C with wind chill factors below −30 C. Precipitation runoff from Mount Inglismaldie drains into Lake Minnewanka and the Bow River.
