Mount Lambe
Mountain in the country of Canada
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Mount Lambe is a 3,182-metre (10,440-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.[3]
Prominence263 m (863 ft)[3]
Parent peakSolitaire Mountain (3300 m)[3]
| Mount Lambe | |
|---|---|
  Mount Lambe Location in Alberta  Mount Lambe Location in British Columbia  Mount Lambe Location in Canada | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,182 m (10,440 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 263 m (863 ft)[3] |
| Parent peak | Solitaire Mountain (3300 m)[3] |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 51°44′14″N 116°49′16″W[4] |
| Geography | |
| Country | Canada |
| Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
| Protected area | Banff National Park |
| Parent range | Park Ranges |
| Topo map | NTS 82N10 Blaeberry River[4] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1918 Interprovincial Boundary Commission |
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.[5]
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Lambe is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.