Mount Weed
| Mount Weed | |
|---|---|
Mount Weed seen from Icefields Parkway | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,080 m (10,100 ft) |
| Prominence | 383 m (1,257 ft) |
| Parent peak | Observation Peak (3174 m) |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 51°47′32″N 116°31′41″W / 51.79222°N 116.52806°W |
| Geography | |
| Interactive map of Mount Weed | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Protected area | Banff National Park |
| Parent range | Murchison Group Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 82N15 Mistaya Lake |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Cambrian |
| Rock type | Sedimentary |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1936 by L. Gest, Mr. and Mrs. H. Kingman, H.S. Kingman Jr., W. Kingman, C.Hasler Jr. |
| Easiest route | Scramble |
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. Patterson stands directly across the Mistaya River valley from Weed, and both are prominent features seen from the Icefields Parkway.