Mount Inflexible

Mount Inflexible is a mountain in the Kananaskis Range of Alberta, Canada.^[1][2] It was named in 1922 after HMS Inflexible, a battlecruiser of the Royal Navy serving during the First World War.^[4]

Mount Inflexible
North aspect
Highest point
Elevation	3,000 m (9,800 ft)[1]
Prominence	379 m (1,243 ft)[2]
Parent peak	Mount James Walker (3035 m)[2]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates	50°46′55″N 115°12′24″W[3]
Geography
Mount Inflexible Location in Alberta
Location	Alberta, Canada
Parent range	Kananaskis Range
Topo map	NTS 82J14 Spray Lakes Reservoir[3]
Climbing
First ascent	1956 Brian Greenwood, R. Lofthouse[2]

Geology

Mount Inflexible 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.^[5]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Inflexible is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.^[6] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F).

See also

• Geography of Alberta