Mount Rae

{{Short description|Mountain in Alberta, Canada}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Mount Rae

| photo = Mt-Rae-Alberta-Canada-aerial1.jpg

| photo_caption = Mt. Rae from the north (Sept. 2006)

| elevation_m = 3218

| elevation_ref = {{cite crdb|id=1138| name=Mount Rae|access-date=2019-08-17}}

| prominence_m = 1330

| prominence_ref = {{cite bivouac|id=755|name=Mount Rae|access-date=2009-01-02}}

| range = Misty Range

| parent_peak = Mount Joffre 3433 m

| listing = Mountains of Alberta

| country = Canada | region_type = Province | region = Alberta

| map = Canada Alberta

| map_caption = Location in Alberta

| map_size = 200

| label_position = right

| coordinates= {{coord|50|37|22|N|114|58|29|W|type:mountain_region:CA|format=dms|display=inline}}

| coordinates_ref={{cite cgndb|id=IAEFV|name=Mount Rae|access-date=2021-11-17}}

| topo_map = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|82|J|10}}

| first_ascent =

| easiest_route = Moderate scramble

}}

Mount Rae is a mountain located on the eastern side of Highway 40 between Elbow Pass and the Ptarmigan Cirque in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta. Mount Rae was named after John Rae, explorer of Northern Canada, in 1859.

Due to its relatively high summit and modest elevation gain from Highwood Pass, Mount Rae is a very popular scrambling objective. The scramble starts at the Highwood Pass parking lot on Highway 40 ({{convert|2227|m|ft|abbr=on}}) and proceeds to the back of the Ptarmigan Cirque. Two options from this point are either ascending a steep snow field or climbing progressively steeper slabs to the col. Once on the col (connecting the main summit of Rae with an unnamed peak), the route ascends on the northern side to the narrow summit ridge. In snowy conditions, sticking close to the summit ridge and passing an upcoming massive gendarme is the standard route. In dry conditions, the gendarme can be bypassed on slopes beneath it.