Redoubt Mountain

Mountain in Banff NP, Alberta, Canada
Redoubt Mountain is located in Alberta
Redoubt Mountain
Redoubt Mountain
Banff National Park
Alberta, Canada
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Redoubt Mountain is located in Canada
Redoubt Mountain
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Parent rangeSlate RangeTopo mapNTS 82N8 Lake Louise[4]GeologyAge of rockCambrianType of rockSedimentaryClimbingFirst ascent1906[3]Easiest routemoderate/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).[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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  • Redoubt Mountain from Skoki valley area
    Redoubt Mountain from Skoki valley area
  • Northeast aspect
    Northeast aspect

References

  1. ^ a b "Redoubt Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
  2. ^ Lake Louise & Yoho (Map). 1:50,000. Cochrane, AB: Gem Trek Publishing. 2001. § B5. ISBN 1-895526-15-9. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  3. ^ a b c "Redoubt Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
  4. ^ a b "Mount Richardson". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  5. ^ Kane, Alan (1999). "Mount Redoubt". Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies. Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books. p. 255. ISBN 0-921102-67-4.
  6. ^ Belyea, Helen R. (1960). The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park (PDF). parkscanadahistory.com (Report). Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  7. ^ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
  8. ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L. & McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.
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