Redoubt Mountain Explained

Redoubt Mountain
Elevation M:2902
Prominence M:570
Prominence Ref:[1]
Range:Slate Range
Parent Peak:Mount Richardson (3086 m)
Listing:Mountains of Alberta
Location:Banff National Park
Alberta, Canada
Map:Canada Alberta#Canada
Label Position:right
Map Size:260
Coordinates:51.4672°N -116.0811°W
Coordinates Ref:[2]
Rock:Sedimentary
Age:Cambrian
First Ascent:1906
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.

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).

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

Like other mountains in Banff Park, it is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from 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.

Based on the Köppen climate classification, the mountain is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[3] Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C.

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Notes and References

  1. 1784. Redoubt Mountain. 2009-01-02.
  2. IAEKK. Mount Richardson. 2019-10-09.
  3. Peel, M. C. . Finlayson, B. L. . McMahon, T. A. . amp . 2007 . Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification . Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. . 11 . 5 . 1633–1644 . 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . free . 2007HESS...11.1633P . 1027-5606.