Mount Lambe facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Mount Lambe |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,183 m (10,443 ft) |
| Prominence | 263 m (863 ft) |
| Geography | |
| Location | Alberta British Columbia |
| Parent range | Park Ranges |
| Topo map | NTS 82N/10 |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1918 Interprovincial Boundary Commission |
Mount Lambe is a 3,183-metre (10,443-foot) mountain summit located in the Canadian Rockies on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1918 after Lawrence Morris Lambe, a Canadian geologist, palaeontologist, and ecologist from the Geological Survey of Canada.
Geology
Mount Lambe is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Cambrian periods and pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Lambe 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.
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