Redoubt Mountain
Mountain in Banff NP, Alberta, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Redoubt Mountain | |
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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″N 116°04′52″W[4] |
Geography | |
Parent range | Slate Range |
Topo map | NTS 82N8 Lake Louise[4] |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Cambrian |
Type of rock | Sedimentary |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1906[3] |
Easiest route | moderate/difficult scramble |
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.