Mount Weiss

Mount Weiss
Mount Weiss
Location in Alberta
Highest point
Elevation3,120 m (10,240 ft)
Prominence210 m (690 ft)
Parent peakGong Peak (3120 m)
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates52°23′28″N 117°28′30″W / 52.39111°N 117.47500°W / 52.39111; -117.47500
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Protected areaJasper National Park
Parent rangeWinston Churchill Range
Topo mapNTS 83C6 Sunwapta Peak
Climbing
First ascent1971 by Mr. & Mrs. H.L. Fuhrer, B. Martin
Easiest routeRock/snow climb

Mount Weiss is a mountain in Alberta, Canada located on the western side of the Sunwapta River valley of Jasper National Park, 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.