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The Fortress is a 3,000-metre mountain in Alberta’s Canadian Rockies, in the Kananaskis River Valley within Kananaskis Park. Its fortress-like north face, visible from Highway 40, inspired its current name, adopted in 1957 after the earlier name Tower Mountain was changed to avoid confusion with another peak. A prominent local landmark, it is distinct from nearby Fortress Mountain. Common climbing routes ascend from the Chester Lake or Headwall Lakes sides to the Chester-Fortress col, followed by a steep final push to the summit. Its subarctic climate brings cold, snowy winters, mild summers, and potentially severe wind chill.
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