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 Mountain
View from Mistaya: Mts. Forbes, Lyell & Columbia
Highest point
Elevation	3,078 m (10,098 ft)[1][2]
Prominence	366 m (1,201 ft)[3]
Parent peak	Mount Baker (3180 m)[3]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	51°42′41″N 116°35′06″W[4]
Geography
Mistaya Mountain Location in Alberta and British Columbia Show map of Alberta Mistaya Mountain Mistaya Mountain (British Columbia) Show map of British Columbia
Country	Canada
Provinces	Alberta and British Columbia
Protected area	Banff National Park[1]
Parent range	Waputik Mountains[3]
Topo map	NTS 82N10 Blaeberry River[4]
Climbing
First ascent	July 21, 1933 by H.S. Kingman, J. Monroe Thorington, C. Kain[5][3]

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

See also

• List of peaks on the British Columbia–Alberta border
• List of mountains in the Canadian Rockies

References

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