Mount Rae
Mountain in Alberta, Canada
title: "Mount Rae" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["three-thousanders-of-alberta", "high-rock-range"] description: "Mountain in Alberta, Canada" topic_path: "general/three-thousanders-of-alberta" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Rae" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Mountain in Alberta, Canada ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox mountain"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Mount Rae |
| photo | Mt-Rae-Alberta-Canada-aerial1.jpg |
| photo_caption | Mt. Rae from the north (Sept. 2006) |
| elevation_m | 3218 |
| elevation_ref | |
| prominence_m | 1330 |
| prominence_ref | |
| range | Misty Range |
| parent_peak | Mount Joffre 3433 m |
| listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| country | Canada |
| map | Canada Alberta |
| map_caption | Location in Alberta |
| map_size | 200 |
| label_position | right |
| coordinates | |
| coordinates_ref | |
| topo_map | NTS |
| easiest_route | Moderate scramble |
| :: |
| name = Mount Rae | photo = Mt-Rae-Alberta-Canada-aerial1.jpg | photo_caption = Mt. Rae from the north (Sept. 2006) | elevation_m = 3218 | elevation_ref = | prominence_m = 1330 | prominence_ref = | range = Misty Range | parent_peak = Mount Joffre 3433 m | listing = Mountains of Alberta | country = Canada | region_type = Province | region = Alberta | map = Canada Alberta | map_caption = Location in Alberta | map_size = 200 | label_position = right | coordinates= | coordinates_ref= | topo_map = NTS | first_ascent = | easiest_route = Moderate scramble
Mount Rae is a mountain located on the eastern 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 (2227 m) 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.
Gallery
File:Mt-Rae-Alberta-Canada-aerial2.jpg|Mount Rae from the South File:Ptarmigan-Cirque Arethusa Rae.jpg|Mount Rae (middle left) from Highwood Pass
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