Photo: Mistaya Mountain from midway up the northern slopes of Bow Pass on the Icefields Parkway
Mistaya Mountain
- 3078 m (10,099ft)
- First Ascent
- Naming History
51.7114N -116.585W
Located on the continental divide in the Mistaya River and Wildcat Creek Valleys; 2 km northwest of Caldron Lake
Province: Alberta/BC
Park: Banff
Headwater: Saskatchewan/Columbia
Major Valley: Mistaya
Visible from Highway: 93N
Located on the continental divide in the Mistaya River and Wildcat Creek Valleys; 2 km northwest of Caldron Lake
Province: Alberta/BC
Park: Banff
Headwater: Saskatchewan/Columbia
Major Valley: Mistaya
Visible from Highway: 93N
Ascent Date: 1933
Ascent Party: H.S. Kingman, J. Monroe Thorington
Ascent Guide: Conrad Kain
Ascent Party: H.S. Kingman, J. Monroe Thorington
Ascent Guide: Conrad Kain
Year Named: 1918
Named for: The mountain takes its name from the Mistaya River. Mistaya is the Indian word for "bear."
Named for: The mountain takes its name from the Mistaya River. Mistaya is the Indian word for "bear."
Photo: Looking northwest across Caldron Lake to Mistaya Mountain (courtesy Calvin Damen)
Mistaya Mountain from midway up the northern slopes of Bow Pass on the Icefields Parkway