Mount Weiss

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Mount Weiss
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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 (3120 m) [2]
Listing Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates 52°23′28″N117°28′30″W / 52.39111°N 117.47500°W / 52.39111; -117.47500 [3]
Geography
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Protected area Jasper National Park
Parent range Winston Churchill Range
Topo map NTS 83C6 Sunwapta Peak
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 on the western side of the Sunwapta River valley of Jasper National Park, [4] and is part of the Winston Churchill Range. The mountain was named in 1972 after Joe Weiss (1896-1993), who had spent 45 years of his life exploring and guiding in Jasper. [1] [5]

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References

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  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.
  4. "Topographic map of Mount Weiss". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  5. "Joe Weiss". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2022-03-13.