Mistaya Mountain

Mistaya Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1918.[1][2] Mistaya is either the Cree name for "grizzly bear"[5] or is the Stoney word for "much wind".[6]

Mistaya Mountain
View from Mistaya: Mts. Forbes, Lyell & Columbia
Highest point
Elevation3,096 m (10,157 ft) [1]
Prominence366 m (1,201 ft) [2]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates51°42′41″N 116°35′06″W [3]
Geography
Mistaya Mountain
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Mistaya Mountain
Mistaya Mountain (British Columbia)
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Topo mapNTS 82N/10[3]
Climbing
First ascentJuly 21, 1933 by H.S. Kingman, J. Monroe Thorington, C. Kain[4][2]

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

References
  1. "Mistaya Mountain". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  2. "Mistaya Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
  3. "Mistaya Mountain (AB)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
  4. Thorington, J. Monroe (1966) [1921]. "Kicking Horse Pass to Howse Pass". A Climber's Guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada. With the collaboration of Putnam, William Lowell (6th ed.). American Alpine Club. p. 146. ISBN 978-1376169003.
  5. Fromhold, Joachim (2012). 2001 INDIAN PLACE NAMES OF THE WEST, Part 2: Listings by Nation. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
  6. Boles, Glen W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (1990). Place Names of the Canadian Alps. Revelstoke, B.C.: Footprint Publishing. p. 200. ISBN 0-9691621-4-6.
View from Mistaya: the Wapta Icefield


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