Mount Weed

Mount Weed is a 3,080-metre (10,100-foot) mountain summit located in the Mistaya River valley of Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Mount Weed is situated at the confluence of Silverhorn Creek and Mistaya River, 3.5 kilometres southwest of Mount Noyes, 4.5 km east of Mistaya Lake, and 14 km north of Bow Lake. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Patterson, 5.82 km (3.62 mi) to the southwest.[4] Patterson stands directly across the Mistaya River valley from Weed, and both are prominent features seen from the Icefields Parkway.

Mount Weed
Mount Weed seen from Icefields Parkway
Highest point
Elevation3,080 m (10,100 ft) [1]
Prominence383 m (1,257 ft) [1]
Parent peakObservation Peak (3174 m)[1]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates51°47′32″N 116°31′41″W [2]
Geography
Mount Weed
Location of Mount Weed in Alberta
Mount Weed
Mount Weed (Canada)
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeMurchison Group
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82N/15[2]
Geology
Age of rockCambrian
Type of rockSedimentary
Climbing
First ascent1936 by L. Gest, Mr. and Mrs. H. Kingman, H.S. Kingman Jr., W. Kingman, C.Hasler Jr.[1]
Easiest routeScramble[3]

History

The mountain was named by J. Norman Collie in 1902 for George Marsten Weed (1864-1948) of the Appalachian Mountain Club, who climbed in the Rockies and made several first ascents.[1] Collie and Weed were together in a party which made the first ascent of Mount Forbes on August 10, 1902. The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1928 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[2]

The first ascent of the peak was made in 1936 by L. Gest, Mr. and Mrs. H. Kingman, H.S. Kingman Jr., W. Kingman, with Christian Hasler Jr. as guide.[5]

Geology

Like other mountains in Banff Park, the mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[6] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[7]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Weed is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[8] Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C. Precipitation runoff from Mount Weed drains into the Mistaya River, a tributary of the North Saskatchewan River.

References
  1. "Mount Weed". Bivouac.com. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  2. "Mount Weed". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  3. Kane, Alan (1999). "Mount Weed". Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies. Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books. p. 299. ISBN 0-921102-67-4.
  4. "Mount Weed, Alberta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  5. "Mount Weed". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  6. Belyea, Helen R. (1960). The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park (PDF). parkscanadahistory.com (Report). Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 2, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  7. Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.
  8. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.

See also
  • Mount Weed seen from Peyto Lake Overlook
  • Mount Weed
  • View from the summit of Mount Weed
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