Mount Weiss

Mount Weiss
Mount Weiss

Location in Alberta

Highest point
Elevation 3,090 m (10,140 ft)[1]
Prominence 180 m (590 ft)[2]
Parent peak Gong Peak[2]
Listing Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates 52°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
Location Alberta, Canada
Parent range Winston Churchill Range
Topo map NTS 83C/06
Climbing
First ascent 1971 by Mr. & Mrs. H.L. Fuhrer, B. Martin[1][2]
Easiest route rock/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

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mount Weiss". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2007-09-10.
  2. 1 2 3 "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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