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Mount Rundle is a prominent mountain in Banff National Park overlooking Banff and Canmore, known in Cree as Waskahigan Watchi, or “house mountain.” More than 12 kilometres long, it forms a broad ridge of seven peaks rather than a single summit. Renamed in 1858 for Methodist missionary Robert Rundle, it is also a classic front-ranges mountain of tilted sedimentary rock shaped by thrusting, glaciers, and streams. Its stone, known as Rundle rock, has been widely used in southern Alberta. A popular destination for hikers and scramblers, it is also one of the Bow Valley’s most familiar and artistically celebrated landmarks.
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