Mount Weiss

Mount Weiss
Mount Weiss is located in Alberta
Mount Weiss
Mount Weiss
Location within Alberta
Highest point
Elevation3,120 m (10,240 ft)
Prominence210 m (690 ft)
Parent peakGong Peak (3120 m)
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates52°23′28″N 117°28′30″W / 52.39111°N 117.47500°W / 52.39111; -117.47500
Geography
Country
Canada
Province
Alberta
Protected area
Jasper National Park
Parent rangeWinston Churchill Range
Topo mapNTS 83C6 Sunwapta Peak
Climbing
First ascent1971 by Mr. & Mrs. H.L. Fuhrer, B. Martin
Easiest routeRock/snow climb

Mount Weiss is a mountain in Alberta, Canada located on the western side of the Sunwapta River valley of Jasper National Park, and is part of the Winston Churchill Range. The mountain was named in 1972 after Joe Weiss (1896-1993), who had spent 45 years of his life exploring and guiding in Jasper.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Mount Weiss". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
  2. 1 2 3 "Mount Weiss". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2007-09-10.
  3. 1 2 "Topographic map of Mount Weiss". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  4. 1 2 "Mount Weiss". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
  5. ↑ NTS map sheet 83C06 Sunwapta Peak
  6. ↑ "Joe Weiss". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
Notes
  1. ↑ Other sources state 3090 m.