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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.[5] 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
Elevation	3,080 m (10,100 ft)[1]
Prominence	383 m (1,257 ft)[2]
Parent peak	Observation Peak (3174 m)[2]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates	51°47′32″N 116°31′41″W[3]
Geography
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Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Protected area	Banff National Park
Parent range	Murchison Group Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 82N15 Mistaya Lake[3]
Geology
Age of rock	Cambrian
Type of rock	Sedimentary
Climbing
First ascent	1936 by L. Gest, Mr. and Mrs. H. Kingman, H.S. Kingman Jr., W. Kingman, C.Hasler Jr.[2]
Easiest route	Scramble[4]

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.[2] 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.[3]

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.[6]

Geology

Like other mountains in Banff Park, the mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[7] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[8]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Weed is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[9] 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.

See also

• List of mountains in the Canadian Rockies
• Geography of Alberta

Gallery

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  Mount Weed seen from Peyto Lake Overlook
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  Mount Weed
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  View from the summit of Mount Weed

References

External links

• Weather forecast: Mount Weed
• Parks Canada web site: Banff National Park
• Explor8ion web site: Weed climbing photos

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