{{short description|Mountain in Alberta, Canada}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Mount Lyautey | image = Kananaskis Lyautey.jpg | image_caption = Mount Lyautey | elevation_m = 3045 | elevation_ref = <ref name=bivouac>{{cite bivouac|id=803|name= Mount Lyautey |access-date=2018-11-08}}</ref> | prominence_m = 454 | prominence_ref = <ref name=bivouac/> | range = Canadian Rockies | parent_peak = Mount Joffre (3,433 m)<ref name=bivouac/> | listing = Mountains of Alberta | country = Canada | region_type = Province | region = Alberta | map = Canada Alberta#Canada | map_caption = Location in Alberta##Location in Canada | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 8 | mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Mount Lyautey | coordinates = {{coord|50|36|11|N|115|13|23|W|type:mountain_region:CA-AB_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = <ref name=cgndb>{{cite cgndb|id= IAFKV |name= Mount Lyautey |access-date=2018-11-28}}</ref> | topo_map = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|82|J|11}}<ref name=cgndb/> | rock = sedimentary rock | age = Cambrian | first_ascent = 1930 Katie Gardiner, Walter Feuz<ref name=bivouac/> | easiest_route = Mountaineering }}
'''Mount Lyautey''' is a {{Convert|3045|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=on}} 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, {{convert|8.0|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the south.<ref name=bivouac/> Mount Lyautey can be seen from Upper Kananaskis Lake and Alberta Highway 40.
==History== The mountain was named in 1918 for General Louis Hubert Gonzalve Lyautey<ref name=bivouac/><ref>{{cite book|title=Place-names of Alberta|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015070267029;view=1up;seq=25|year=1928|publisher=Geographic Board of Canada|location=Ottawa|page=80}}</ref> (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.<ref name=cgndb/> The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1930 by Kate (Katie) Gardiner and Walter Feuz.<ref name=bivouac/> 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.<ref name=gadd>{{cite web|url=https://www.bengadd.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Geology-of-the-Rockies-and-Columbias-plus-time-scale-2014.pdf|title=Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias |author=Gadd, Ben |year=2014|format=PDF|access-date=2020-10-28}}</ref> 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.<ref name=KGcc2007>{{Cite Köppen-Geiger cc 2007}}</ref> 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. ==Gallery== <gallery> File:Kananaskis, Forks Campground, Three Isle Trail, 8pm, July 2, 2015 - panoramio.jpg|Mount Lyautey File:Upper Kananaskis Lake with Mount Lyautey.jpg|Mount Lyautey, summit in upper left </gallery>
==See also== {{stack|{{portal|Mountains}}}} *Geology of Alberta
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * Mount Lyautey weather: [https://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Mount-Northover/forecasts/2999 Mountain Forecast]
{{Geographic Location 2 | Center = Mount Lyautey | North = Mount Putnik | Northeast = Mount Indefatigable | ENE = Opal Range | East = Upper Kananaskis Lake | Southeast = Mount Sarrail | South = Mount Joffre | Southwest = Mount Northover | West = Defender Mountain | Northwest = Mount Worthington }} {{Canadian Rockies|state=collapsed}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lyautey}} Category:Three-thousanders of Alberta Category:Spray Mountains Category:Alberta's Rockies