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Mount Niblock is a mountain in Banff National Park near Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada.

Mount Niblock
Mount Niblock, August 2012
Highest point
Elevation	2,976 m (9,764 ft)[1]
Prominence	142 m (466 ft)[2]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates	51°25′03″N 116°16′17″W[3]
Geography
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Parent range	Bow Range (Canadian Rockies)
Topo map	NTS 82N8 Lake Louise
Climbing
First ascent	1899 by Walter Wilcox[1][2]
Easiest route	Moderate scramble[4]

The mountain was named in 1904 after John Niblock, a superintendent with the Canadian Pacific Railway. Niblock was an early promoter of tourism in the Rockies and influenced the naming of some of the CPR stops in Western Canada.[1]

Mt. Niblock is a popular scramble in the Lake Louise area and is sometimes combined in the same day with Mount Whyte (2,983 m (9,787 ft)), although the latter is a more difficult scramble. The best time for climbing Mt. Niblock is July through September when the normal route is usually free of snow. Attempting it in the spring or early summer may include significant avalanche hazard.[4]

To access Mt. Niblock, follow the trail as it begins near Chateau Lake Louise, passes Mirror Lake and then Lake Agnes. Follow the right hand shore line trail to the far end of the lake until it begins its left turn towards the Big Beehive. Here an obvious path can be found leading to the lower scree slopes and short cliffs. A more detailed route description can be found in Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies.

Geology

Like other mountains in Banff Park, Mount Niblock is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[5] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[6]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, this mountain is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[7] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

Nearby

• Fairview Mountain
• Mount St. Piran

References

Further reading

• Tony Daffern, Popular Day Hikes 2: Canadian Rockies

• Alan Kane, Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies – 3rd Edition, P 297

External links

• Mount Niblock Route Beta – Dow Williams
• Parks Canada web site: Banff National Park

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Le mont Niblock est une montagne du parc national Banff près du lac Louise. Il fut nommé ainsi en 1904, en l'honneur de John Niblock, un surintendant du Canadien Pacifique. Niblock fut un des premiers à promouvoir le tourisme dans les Rocheuses et influença la nomination de certaines gares du Canadien Pacifique dans les Canada de l'Ouest.

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