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Citadel Peak | 2015-06-28
Citadel Peak
- Location: Banff National Park (Townsite)
- Activity: Scrambling
- Height: 2,607 m (8,554 ft)
- Elevation Gain: 445 m (1,460 ft)
- Distance: 7.8 km / Round Trip from Howard Douglas Lake Camp (4.8 mi)
- Avg Steepness: 6.5°
- Estimated Time: 3-5 hrs
- Technicality: Intermediate
- Fitness Level: Easy
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Backpacking trip to Fatigue Mountain and Citadel Peak. This episode is about 2nd day to Citadel Peak, and report is from Howard Douglas Lake campground, omitting how to get to the campground, but in short you start from Sunshine Village Ski Resort and hike the beautiful Sunshine Meadows hike.
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Citadel Peak | 2015-06-28
This peak was challenging because I lost my glasses on the day before during this 2-day backpacking. So I had to rely on my camera to figure out route. This picture convinced me that northwest corner route looked doable.
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Citadel Peak | 2015-06-28
What a beautiful greenery.
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Citadel Peak | 2015-06-28
Upper section where it got little rocky.
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Citadel Peak | 2015-06-28
Summit view looking back Fatigue Mountain.
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Citadel Peak | 2015-06-28
Citadel Lake where once again I dipped. Refreshing.
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Citadel Peak | 2015-06-28
On the way back to car. Quartz Hill.
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Citadel Peak | 2015-06-28
I also checked out the 3 lakes. This is Rock Isle Lake.
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Citadel Peak | 2015-06-28
The 3 lakes seen from Standish Ridge.
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