Redoubt Peak
{{Distinguish|Redoubt Mountain}}
{{Short description|Mountain on Alberta/British Columbia border in Canada}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Redoubt Peak
| photo = DSC0199 Ramparts Tonquin Valley at sunrise, Jasper Nation Park, Alberta.jpg
| photo_caption = Redoubt Peak seen from Amethyst Lakes at sunrise
| elevation_m = 3109
| elevation_ref = {{efn|Other sources state 3115 m.{{cite crdb|id=1152|name=Redoubt Peak|access-date=2021-10-24}}}}
| prominence_m = 179
| prominence_ref = {{cite bivouac|id=510|name=Redoubt Peak|access-date=2018-10-18}}
| range = Park Ranges
Canadian Rockies
| listing = {{unbulleted list
| Mountains of British Columbia}}
| country = Canada
| region_type = Provinces
| region = {{enum|Alberta|British Columbia}}
| part_type = Protected areas
| part = {{unbulleted list|Jasper National Park|Mount Robson Provincial Park}}
| map = Canada Alberta#Canada British Columbia#Canada
| map_caption = Location in Alberta##Location in British Columbia##Location in Canada
| label_position = right#left
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 8
| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Redoubt Peak
| coordinates = {{coord|52|41|22|N|118|17|57|W|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = {{cite cgndb|id=IAEKL |name= Redoubt Peak |access-date=2018-10-18}}
| topo = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|83|D|09}}
| first_ascent = 1927 F. H. Slark; F. Rutishauser
| easiest_route = North-West Ridge III 5.6
East Face IV 5.7
}}
Redoubt Peak is a {{convert|3109|m|ft|0|adj=on}} mountain summit located on the shared border of Jasper National Park in Alberta, and Mount Robson Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada. Redoubt Peak is part of The Ramparts in the Canadian Rockies. It was named in 1920 because it has an appearance similar to that of a redoubt on a castle. Its nearest higher peak is Dungeon Peak, {{convert|0.6|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the southeast.
History
The first ascent was made in 1927 by F. H. Slark and F. Rutishauser, who both perished on the descent. The following summer (1928), Douglas Busk and J.E. Johnson made the second ascent with Hans Fuhrer. On a ledge Fuhrer found "Slark’s rucksack with a pair of mountain boots in addition to the rest of the stuff; these were small boots, and from his size Slark must have had big feet, so I think it probable that Rutis was climbing in stockinged feet on the cliffs directly below the summit when they fell. It was a place we looked at in horror, and circumnavigated. I am firmly convinced that they fell and were not struck by falling stones", on the summit they found a tin containing the names of the missing climbers.{{cite journal | title = Ascents of Mts. Redoubt and Casemate | journal =Canadian Alpine Journal| date=1928| first =J. E. | last = Johnson | issn= 0068-8207 |volume =#17 | pages= 58-60 | access-date = 8 October 2024 |url = https://alpineclubofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1928.pdf#page=58 }}{{cite book | title = The Delectable Mountains | date=1946| first = Douglas| last = Busk | pages= 163 |publisher =Hodder & Stoughton }} The 1928 party inferred that Slark and Rutishauser ascended the W. ridge and were trying to descend the S. face when the accident occurred.{{cite journal | title = New Expeditions : (c) the Rampart Group | journal =Alpine Journal| date=1928| first =D. L. | last = Busk | issn= 0065-6569 |volume =#40 | issue = 237 | pages= 384-385 | access-date = 8 October 2024 |url = https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1928_files/AJ%201928%20Vol%2040%20372-386%20New%20Expeditions.pdf#page=16 }}
The mountain's name became official in 1935 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Redoubt Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.{{cite journal | author = Peel, M. C. |author2=Finlayson, B. L. |author3=McMahon, T. A. | year = 2007 | title = Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification | journal = Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume = 11 | pages = 1633–1644 | issn = 1027-5606}} Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C. Precipitation runoff from Redoubt Peak drains into the Athabasca River on its east side, and the Fraser River from the west side.
Gallery
File:The Ramparts in Tonquin Valley.jpg
File:Sunrise and cloud shadows on the Tonquin Valley Ramparts.jpg (left), Dungeon Peak (middle), Redoubt Peak (right)]]
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See also
References
External links
- {{cite bcgnis|id=15729|name=Redoubt Peak}}
- Parks Canada web site: [https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/ab/jasper Jasper National Park]
- Provincial Park web site: [http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/mt_robson/ Mount Robson Provincial Park]
{{Canadian Rockies|state=collapsed}}
Category:Three-thousanders of Alberta
Category:Three-thousanders of British Columbia
Category:Mountains of Jasper National Park