Mistaya Mountain

Mistaya Mountain
Mistaya Mountain
	View from Mistaya: Mts. Forbes, Lyell & Columbia
Highest point
Elevation	3,078 m (10,098 ft)
Prominence	366 m (1,201 ft)
Parent peak	Mount Baker (3180 m)
Listing	Mountains of Alberta; Mountains of British Columbia;
Coordinates	51°42′41″N 116°35′06″W / 51.71139°N 116.58500°WCoordinates: 51°42′41″N 116°35′06″W / 51.71139°N 116.58500°W
Geography
	Mistaya Mountain Location in Alberta and British ColumbiaShow map of AlbertaShow map of British ColumbiaShow all
Country	Canada
Provinces	Alberta and British Columbia
Protected area	Banff National Park
Parent range	Waputik Mountains
Topo map	NTS 82N10 Blaeberry River
Climbing
First ascent	July 21, 1933 by H.S. Kingman, J. Monroe Thorington, C. Kain

Mistaya Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1918.^[1]^[3] Mistaya is either the Cree name for "grizzly bear"^[6] or is the Stoney word for "much wind".^[7]

Mistaya is an easyish, non-technical mountain with good views, especially to the north, north-west and south.

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Mistaya Mountain". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
^ "Topographic map of Mistaya Mountain". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Mistaya Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
^ ^a ^b "Mistaya Mountain (AB)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
^ Thorington, J. Monroe (1966) [1921]. "Kicking Horse Pass to Howse Pass". A Climber's Guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada. With the collaboration of Putnam, William Lowell (6th ed.). American Alpine Club. p. 146. ISBN 978-1376169003.
^ Fromhold, Joachim (2012). 2001 INDIAN PLACE NAMES OF THE WEST, Part 2: Listings by Nation. ISBN 9781300389118. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
^ Boles, Glen W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (1990). Place Names of the Canadian Alps. Revelstoke, B.C.: Footprint Publishing. p. 200. ISBN 0-9691621-4-6.

View from Mistaya: the Wapta Icefield

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[peakfinder-1] "Mistaya Mountain". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2019-08-25.

[opentopomap-2] "Topographic map of Mistaya Mountain". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-10-11.

[bivouac-3] "Mistaya Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-08-26.

[cgndb-4] "Mistaya Mountain (AB)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-08-26.

[Thorington1966-5] Thorington, J. Monroe (1966) [1921]. "Kicking Horse Pass to Howse Pass". A Climber's Guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada. With the collaboration of Putnam, William Lowell (6th ed.). American Alpine Club. p. 146. ISBN 978-1376169003.

[Fromhold2012-6] Fromhold, Joachim (2012). 2001 INDIAN PLACE NAMES OF THE WEST, Part 2: Listings by Nation. ISBN 9781300389118. Retrieved 2019-08-26.

[7] Boles, Glen W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (1990). Place Names of the Canadian Alps. Revelstoke, B.C.: Footprint Publishing. p. 200. ISBN 0-9691621-4-6.

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Mistaya Mountain

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