Mount Lefroy
Mountain in Alberta/BC, Canada
title: "Mount Lefroy" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["bow-range", "mountains-of-banff-national-park", "mountains-of-yoho-national-park", "three-thousanders-of-alberta", "three-thousanders-of-british-columbia", "borders-of-alberta", "borders-of-british-columbia"] description: "Mountain in Alberta/BC, Canada" topic_path: "geography/united-kingdom" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Lefroy" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Mountain in Alberta/BC, Canada ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Mount Lefroy |
| photo | Mt. Lefroy, Banff.jpg |
| photo_caption | Mount Lefroy |
| elevation_m | 3423 |
| elevation_ref | |
| prominence_m | 417 |
| prominence_ref | |
| parent | Bow Range ← Park Ranges |
| listing | {{unbulleted list |
| country | Canada |
| subdivision1_type | Provinces |
| subdivision1 | |
| part_type | Protected areas |
| map | Alberta#British Columbia#Canada |
| map_caption | Location on Alberta##Location in British Columbia##Location in Canada |
| label_position | left |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-zoom | 8 |
| mapframe-caption | Interactive map of Mount Lefroy |
| coordinates | |
| coordinates_ref | |
| topo_map | NTS |
| first_ascent | 1897 |
| easiest_route | West face (UIAA II) |
| :: |
| name= Mount Lefroy | photo= Mt. Lefroy, Banff.jpg | photo_caption= Mount Lefroy | elevation_m= 3423 | elevation_ref= | prominence_m= 417 | prominence_ref= | parent= Bow Range ← Park Ranges | listing = {{unbulleted list| Mountains of Alberta| Mountains of British Columbia}} | country= Canada | subdivision1_type= Provinces | subdivision1= | part_type = Protected areas | part = | map= Alberta#British Columbia#Canada | map_caption= Location on Alberta##Location in British Columbia##Location in Canada | label_position= left | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 8 | mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Mount Lefroy | coordinates= | coordinates_ref= | topo_map= NTS | first_ascent= 1897 | easiest_route= West face (UIAA II)
Mount Lefroy is a mountain on the Continental Divide, at the border of Alberta and British Columbia in western Canada. The mountain is located on the eastern side of Abbot Pass which separates Lake Louise in Banff National Park from Lake O'Hara in Yoho National Park. Mount Victoria lies immediately on the western side of the pass.
The mountain was named by George M. Dawson in 1894 for Sir John Henry Lefroy (1817–1890), an astronomer who had travelled over 8800 km in Canada's north between 1842 and 1844 making meteorological and magnetic observations.
The mountain is the site of the first fatal accident in modern mountaineering in Canada. In 1896 during a failed summit bid, Philip Stanley Abbot slipped on rocks after just coming off an icy section and plummeted down the rock face to his death.
The first successful ascent was made in 1897 by J. Norman Collie, Arthur Michael, H. Dixon; Charles Fay, Peter Sarbach, R. Vanderlip, C. Noyes, Charles Thompson, and H. Parker.
A prominent painting by Canadian Group of 7 artist Lawren Harris, was painted at this site.{{cite web |url = http://agora.virtualmuseum.ca/edu/ViewLoitLo.do?method=preview&lang=EN&id=82 |title = Lawren S. Harris, Mt. Lefroy, 1930 |work = Art!Facts |publisher = McMichael Canadian Art Collection | year = 2006 |accessdate = 2010-08-11 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20130115142633/http://agora.virtualmuseum.ca/edu/ViewLoitLo.do?method=preview&lang=EN&id=82 |archive-date = 2013-01-15 |url-status = dead |df = ymd NOTOC
Geology
Mount Lefroy is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Cambrian period. 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 Lefroy is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.
Gallery
File:Mt. Lefroy.jpg|North aspect, with The Mitre to left File:Above Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada.jpg|Northeast aspect File:Banff (14912254558).jpg|Mount Lefroy north aspect, and Victoria Glacier File:Mount Lefroy - James MacDonald.jpg|J. E. H. MacDonald, Mount Lefroy (1932), National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa File:Mount Lefroy from nw.jpg|Northwest aspect File:The base of The Mitre, Mt Lefroy and Mount Victoria - Flickr - aagay.jpg File:Fireweed in the Lake Louise Valley.jpg|Mt. Lefroy and Mt. Victoria (right) File:Mount Lefroy 3420 m.jpg
References
References
- Mount Lefroy. 51.36181. -116.28016. 2023-07-23
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- {{cite bcgnis. 918. Mount Lefroy
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- Gadd, Ben. (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias".
- Peel, M. C.. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci..
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