Redoubt Mountain

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Redoubt Mountain
Elevation 2,902 m (9,521 ft)[1]
Location Flag of Alberta Alberta Flag of Canada Canada
Range Slate Range
Coordinates 51°28′00″N 116°04′50″W / 51.466667, -116.08056
Topo map NTS 82N/08
First ascent 1906
Easiest route difficult scramble

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

The mountain was named in 1908 by Arthur O. Wheeler, founding member of the ACC, as it resembled a redoubt (an outer military defense).

[edit] References

  1. ^ Peakfinder. Redoubt Mountain. Retrieved on 2007-08-31.