| Mistaya Mountain | |
| Elevation M: | 3078 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence M: | 366 |
| Prominence Ref: | [2] |
| Range: | Waputik Mountains |
| Parent Peak: | Mount Baker (3180 m) |
| Subdivision1 Type: | Provinces |
| Country: | Canada |
| Part Type: | Protected area |
| Part: | Banff National Park |
| Map: | Alberta#British Columbia#Canada |
| Label Position: | right#left |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 8 |
| Mapframe-Caption: | Interactive map of Mistaya Mountain |
| Coordinates: | 51.7114°N -116.585°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
| First Ascent: | July 21, 1933 by H.S. Kingman, J. Monroe Thorington, C. Kain |
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" or is the Stoney word for "much wind".[4]
Mistaya is an easyish, non-technical mountain with good views, especially to the north, north-west and south.
Mistaya Mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[5]
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mistaya Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Temperatures can drop below with wind chill factors below .