Photo: Bident Mountain (left) and Quadra Mountain (right) from the northeast on Panorama Ridge
Quadra Mountain
- 3173 m (10,411ft)
- First Ascent
- Naming History
- Hiking and Trails
Located on the continental divide at the head of Consolation Valley and Boom Creek Valley
Province: Alberta/BC
Park: Banff/Kootenay
Headwater: Bow/Kootenay
Visible from Highway: 1, 93N
Ascent Party: F.C. Bell, A.M. Gordon, J.W.A. Hickson
Ascent Guide: Edward Feuz jr.; GottfriEdward Feuz jr.
Named by: Arthur Wheeler
Named for: There are four distinct high points along the ridge which forms the summit of this mountain. The latin ?quattour? means four.
Journal Reference: App 12-235; CAJ 5-13
The twin summits of Bident Mountain and the four summits of Quadra Mountain rise from a spectacular glacier lying above steep cliffs at the southern end of the valley containing Consolation Lakes.
Photo: Bident Mountain (left) and Quadra Mountain from the Moraine Lake Road
Looking west to Quadra Mountain from the Bow Valley Parkway
Looking east to Quadra Mountain from above Fay Hut (courtesy Marta Wojnarowska)
Looking south to Quadra Mountain
Looking southwest to Bident Mountain (left) and Quadra Mountain from Pika Peak (courtesy Vern De Wit)
Looking east-northeast to Quadra Mountain from above Fay Hut
Looking west to Bident Mountain (left) and Quadra Mountain from the Bow Valley Parkway