Mount Richardson (Alberta)

{{short description|Mountain in Banff NP, Alberta, Canada}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Mount Richardson

| photo = Mt Richardson South AB 1994.jpg

| photo_caption = South slopes of Mt. Richardson, August 1994

| elevation_m = 3086

| elevation_ref =

| prominence_m = 922

| prominence_ref = {{cite bivouac|id=1782|name=Mount Richardson|access-date=2007-08-10}}

| range = Slate Range

| listing = Mountains of Alberta

| parent_peak = Lychnis Mountain (3124 m)

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

| part_type = Protected area | part = Banff National ParkNTS map sheet 82N08 Lake Louise

| map = Canada Alberta

| map_caption = Location in Alberta

| map_size = 200

| label_position = right

| coordinates = {{coord|51|29|45|N|116|07|21|W|type:mountain_region:CA-AB_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref = {{cite cgndb|id=IAEMZ|name=Mount Richardson|access-date=2019-06-08}}

| topo_map = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|82|N|8}}

| first_ascent = 1911

| easiest_route = Easy/Moderate Scramble

}}

Mount Richardson is the highest mountain of the Slate Range located beside Pika Peak in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. The mountain was named in 1859 by James Hector after Sir John Richardson who was the ship's surgeon and naturalist on John Franklin's 1819 and 1825 expeditions into the Arctic.{{cite crdb|id=1167|name=Mount Richardson|access-date=2004-06-19}}

The Lake Louise Mountain Resort is developed on the southern slopes of the Merlin Ridge, which includes Mount Richardson, Ptarmigan Peak, Pika Peak. A backcountry campground is located at the foot of the mountain, near Hidden Lake.

The first ascent was made in 1911 by L.L. Delafield who was guided by Edward Feuz jr.