Redoubt Mountain

Redoubt Mountain

Infobox Mountain
Name = Redoubt Mountain
Elevation = convert|2902|m|ft|0Cite web| author=Peakfinder| url=http://www.peakfinder.com/peakfinder.asp?PeakName=Redoubt+Mountain| title= Redoubt Mountain|accessdate= 2007-08-31]
Location = flag|Alberta CAN
Range = Slate Range
Coordinates = coord|51|28|00|N|116|04|50|W|type:mountain_region:CA|display=inline,title
Topographic
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).

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