Redoubt Mountain

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Redoubt Mountain
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Redoubt Mountain, August 1994.
Viewpoint from Hidden Lake.
Highest point
Elevation 2,902 m (9,521 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence 570 m (1,870 ft) [3]
Parent peak Mount Richardson (3086 m) [3]
Listing Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates 51°28′02″N116°04′52″W / 51.46722°N 116.08111°W / 51.46722; -116.08111 [4]
Geography
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Redoubt Mountain
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Redoubt Mountain
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Protected area Banff National Park
Parent range Slate Range
Topo map NTS 82N8 Lake Louise [4]
Geology
Rock age Cambrian
Rock type Sedimentary
Climbing
First ascent 1906 [3]
Easiest route moderate/difficult scramble

Redoubt Mountain (alternatively Mount Redoubt) is a mountain located in Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. It forms the southern buttress of Boulder Pass.

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The mountain was named in 1908 by Arthur O. Wheeler, founding member of the Alpine Club of Canada (AAC), as it resembled a redoubt (an outer military defense). [1]

The mountain can be climbed on a moderate to difficult scrambling route on the northwestern ridge. [5]

Like other mountains in Banff Park, it is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. [6] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny. [7]

Based on the Köppen climate classification, the mountain is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. [8] Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C.

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