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Photo: Looking southwest to Bident Mountain (left) and Quadra Mountain (right) from Panorama Ridge

Bident Mountain

  • 3084 m (10,119ft)
  • First Ascent
  • Naming History
  • Hiking and Trails
51.2875N -116.141W
Located at the head of Consolation Valley and at the head of Boom Creek Valley; west buttress of Consolation Pass

Province: Alberta
Park: Banff
Headwater: Bow
Visible from Highway: 1, 93N
Ascent Date: 1903
Ascent Party: Charles Thompson
Ascent Guide: Hans Kaufmann
Year Named: 1904
Named for: The mountain resembles a double tooth and takes its name from ?bidentate? meaning having two teeth or toothlike parts.
Popular Hike: Lakes Louise/Moraine/O'Hara

The summits of Bident Mountain and the four peaks of Quadra Mountain rise from a spectacular glacier lying above steep cliffs at the southern end of the valley containing Consolation Lakes.

Photo: Looking south to Bident Mountain (left) and Quadra Mountain from the Moraine Lake Road

Mount Bident with Quadra Mountain directly beyond; Mount Fay at right from Mount Bell (courtesy Rienk Lakeman)

Bident Mountain from the Lake Louise ski area access road

Photo: Looking south to Bident Mountain (left) and Quadra Mountain from the Moraine Lake Road

Looking west-southwest through Taylor Pass to Bident Mountain (left) and Quadra Mountain from the Bow Valley Parkway

Looking southwest to Bident Mountain (left) and Quadra Mountain from Pika Peak (courtesy Vern De Wit)

Looking southwest to Bident Mountain from Panorama Ridge (courtesy Sonny Bou)