Mount Weiss

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Mount Weiss
Mount Weiss is located in Alberta
Mount Weiss
Mount Weiss
Location in Alberta
Highest point
Elevation3,090 m (10,140 ft)[1]
Prominence180 m (590 ft)[2]
Parent peakGong Peak[2]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates52°23′28″N 117°28′30″W / 52.39111°N 117.47500°W / 52.39111; -117.47500Coordinates: 52°23′28″N 117°28′30″W / 52.39111°N 117.47500°W / 52.39111; -117.47500[3]
Geography
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeWinston Churchill Range
Topo mapNTS 83C6 Sunwapta Peak
Climbing
First ascent1971 by Mr. & Mrs. H.L. Fuhrer, B. Martin[1][2]
Easiest routerock/snow climb

Mount Weiss is a mountain in Alberta, Canada located in 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, who had spent 45 years of his life exploring and guiding in Jasper.[1]

See also[]

  • Mountains of Alberta

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Mount Weiss". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2007-09-10.
  2. ^ a b c "Mount Weiss". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
  3. ^ "Mount Weiss". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2013-05-17.


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