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Mount Niblock rises above the Lake Louise area in Banff National Park, one of the busiest parts of the Canadian Rockies, and is a popular scramble sometimes paired with nearby Mount Whyte. Named in 1904 for Canadian Pacific Railway superintendent John Niblock, it reflects the close connection between railway development and the growth of tourism around Lake Louise. Its usual route begins near Chateau Lake Louise and passes Mirror Lake and Lake Agnes before climbing scree and short cliff bands. The mountain is formed of ancient sedimentary rock later thrust eastward during the Laramide orogeny, and its subarctic climate brings cold winters, mild summers, and seasonal avalanche danger.
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