| Bident Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Bident Mountain from Consolation Lakes Trail | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,084 m (10,118 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 103 m (338 ft)[3] |
| Parent peak | Quadra Mountain (3173 m)[3] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 51°17′15″N 116°08′28″W / 51.28750°N 116.14111°W[4] |
| Geography | |
  Bident Mountain Location in Alberta  Bident Mountain Bident Mountain (Canada) | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Protected area | Banff National Park |
| Parent range | Bow Range |
| Topo map | NTS 82N8 Lake Louise[4] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1903 by Charles Thompson and Hans Kaufmann[2] |
Bident Mountain is a 3,084-metre (10,118 ft) summit in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.[4][3] With only 103 m (338 ft) prominence, Bident Mountain together with Quadra Mountain form an imposing wall in the Canadian Rockies and act as subpeaks of Mount Fay. Bident was first climbed in 1903 by Charles Thompson and Hans Kaufmann.[2]
Bident Mountain has the shape of a bident, hence the name.[5]
Bident Mountain forms the west buttress of Consolation Pass with Mount Bell forming the east buttress. These two peaks rise above the head of Consolation Valley.
- ^ "Topographic map of Bident Mountain". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
- ^ a b c "Bident Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
- ^ a b c "Bident Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
- ^ a b c "Bident Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
- ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 19.