Photo: Looking southeast to (l-r) Mount Cambrai, Messines Mountain, and Mount St. Julien from the Mons Icefield (courtesy John Duerden)
Mount Cambrai
- 3134 m (10,283ft)
- First Ascent
- Naming History
51.8361N -116.980W
Located on the continental divide at the head of Forbes Brook and the head of Mons Creek
Province: Alberta/BC
Park: Banff
Headwater: Saskatchewan/Columbia
Located on the continental divide at the head of Forbes Brook and the head of Mons Creek
Province: Alberta/BC
Park: Banff
Headwater: Saskatchewan/Columbia
Ascent Date: 1930
Ascent Party: D. Duncan, A.F. Megrew
Ascent Party: D. Duncan, A.F. Megrew
Year Named: 1920
Named for: Cambrai is a town in Flanders, France. It was the site of the first tank attack of WW I. Canadian troops captured the town in 1918.
Named for: Cambrai is a town in Flanders, France. It was the site of the first tank attack of WW I. Canadian troops captured the town in 1918.