Mount Patterson
| Mount Patterson | |
|---|---|
Mount Patterson reflected in Peyto Lake | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,197 m (10,489 ft) |
| Prominence | 810 m (2,660 ft) |
| Parent peak | Mount Balfour |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 51°44′52″N 116°34′27″W / 51.74778°N 116.57417°W |
| Geography | |
| Interactive map of Mount Patterson | |
| Location | Alberta, Canada |
| Parent range | Waputik Range |
| Topo map | NTS 82N10 Blaeberry River |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1924 F.V. Field, W.O. Field, Edward Feuz Jr. |
| Easiest route | The Snowbird Glacier and East Face IV 5.6 |
Mount Patterson is a peak in the Waputik Range of the Canadian Rockies. It is located within Banff National Park in Alberta of Western Canada. Mount Patterson stands across the Mistaya River Valley from Mount Weed, and both are prominent features seen from the Icefields Parkway. Its nearest higher peak is Howse Peak, 10.14 km (6.30 mi) to the northwest.
It was named in 1917 after John Duncan Patterson who was president of the Alpine Club of Canada from 1914 to 1920.