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Mount Galatea

Mountain in Alberta, Canada

Field	Value
name	Mount Galatea
photo	Mount Galatea.jpg
photo_caption	Mount Galatea from Galatea Lakes in July 2007
elevation_m	3185
elevation_ref
prominence_m	1280
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range
listing	Mountains of Alberta
country	Canada	region_type = Province	region = Alberta
map	Canada Alberta
map_caption	Location in Alberta
coordinates
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topo	NTS
first_ascent	1930 by Katie Gardiner, guided by Walter Feuz
easiest_route	South Face: difficult scrambling

Mount Galatea is the highest peak of the Kananaskis Range, a subrange of the Canadian Rockies in the province of Alberta. It is located in the upper Spray Lakes Valley of the Kananaskis Country system of provincial parks. The mountain was named after the Royal Navy cruiser HMS Galatea. NOTOC

Geology

Mount Galatea is composed of sedimentary rock 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.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Galatea 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:Mount Galatea, from Tent Ridge.jpg|West aspect of Mount Galatea viewed from Tent Ridge

References

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(1928). "Place-names of Alberta". Geographic Board of Canada.
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Gadd, Ben. (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias".
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