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Redoubt Mountain
Redoubt Mtn AB 1994.jpg
Redoubt Mountain, August 1994.
Viewpoint from Hidden Lake.
Highest point
Elevation 2,902 m (9,521 ft)
Prominence 570 m (1,870 ft)
Parent peak Mount Richardson (3086 m)
Listing Mountains of Alberta
Geography
Redoubt Mountain is located in Alberta
Redoubt Mountain
Redoubt Mountain
Location in Alberta
Redoubt Mountain is located in Canada
Redoubt Mountain
Redoubt Mountain
Location in Canada
Parent range Slate Range
Topo map NTS 82N/08
Geology
Age of rock Cambrian
Type of rock Sedimentary
Climbing
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. Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C.

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