page_title: Mount Rae
hierarchical_section_title: Mount Rae
caption_attribution_description: Mount Rae, Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada This photo was taken from directly over Elbow lake in the Elbow pass (looking south-east-ish). The scramble up to the summit is via the Ptarmigan cirque and then up to the col. The col can be seen on the right about half way up the image. It is reached from the other side by a trail leading up from the back of the Ptarmigan cirque. The Ptarmigan cirque is accessed from the Highwood pass parking lot on HWY 40. A small remnant of a glacier is visible in the bottom right. The scramble proceeds from the col to the summit in the top left via a variety of routes which can be seen in the high resolution version of this photo.
context_page_description: Mount Rae is a mountain located on the east 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 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, 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.
context_section_description: Mount Rae is a mountain located on the east 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 (2,227 m (7,306 ft)) 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.
caption: Mt. Rae from the north (Sept. 2006)
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