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{{short description|Mountain in Banff NP, Alberta, Canada}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Whyte
| photo = Lake Agnes AB.jpg
| photo_caption = Mt. Whyte at top centre, above [[Lake Agnes (Alberta)|Lake Agnes]]
| elevation_m = 2983
| elevation_ref = <ref name=crdb>{{Cite crdb|id=1527 | name=Mount Whyte |access-date=2007-09-10}}</ref><ref name=opentopomap/>
| prominence_m = 140
| prominence_ref = <ref name=bivouac>{{cite bivouac|id=1595|name=Mount Whyte|access-date=2009-01-02}}</ref>
| range = [[Bow Range]]
| parent_peak = [[Mount Victoria (Bow Range)|Mount Victoria]]<ref name=bivouac/>
| listing = [[List of mountains of Alberta|Mountains of Alberta]]
| country = [[Canada]] | region_type = Province | region = [[Alberta]]
| part_type = Protected area | part = [[Banff National Park]]
| map = Canada Alberta#Canada
| map_caption = Location in Alberta
| label_position = right
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 8
| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Mount Whyte
| coordinates = {{Coord|51|24|31|N|116|16|16|W|type:mountain_region:CA}}
| coordinates_ref = <ref name=cgndb>{{cite cgndb|id=IAPER|name=Mount Whyte|access-date=2021-08-02}}</ref>
| topo_maker = [[National Topographic System|NTS]] | topo = {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|82|N|08}}<ref name=cgndb/>
| first_ascent = 1901<ref name=crdb/>
| easiest_route = Difficult [[scrambling|scramble]]<ref name=Kane1999/>
}}

'''Mount Whyte''' is a [[mountain]] in [[Alberta]], [[Canada]] located in [[Banff National Park]], near [[Lake Louise, Alberta|Lake Louise]]. The mountain can be seen from the [[Trans-Canada Highway]], and offers views of the [[Valley of the Ten Peaks]], including the [[Chateau Lake Louise]]. The mountain is also visible from the hiking trail that skirts the northern shore of [[Lake Agnes (Alberta)|Lake Agnes]].

The mountain was named in 1898 by Sir [[William Methuen]] after [[William Whyte (railway manager)|William Whyte]], a representative of the [[Canadian Pacific Railway]].<ref name=crdb/>

==Climbing==
Mt. Whyte is usually combined with [[Mount Niblock]] ({{convert|2976|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}) when done as a [[scrambling|scramble]]. However, while Mt. Niblock is rated a moderate scramble, Mt. Whyte is much more difficult due to additional [[Glossary of climbing terms#exposure|exposure]] and loose rock. The scramble should not be attempted in snowy conditions due to considerable fall distance which would likely prove fatal.<ref name=Kane1999/>

For rock climbers, the Perren Route (II 5.6) is another option. While mostly a scramble as well, a short section of difficult climbing near the top in addition to route finding challenges and loose rock will not make it an easy ascent.

==Geology==
Like other mountains in Banff Park, Mount Whyte is composed of [[sedimentary rock]] laid down during the [[Precambrian]] to [[Jurassic]] periods.<ref name=Belyea1960>{{Belyea-Banff-NP}}</ref> Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the [[Laramide orogeny]].<ref name=gadd>{{cite book|title=Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias |author=Gadd, Ben |year=2008}}</ref>

==Climate==
Based on the [[Köppen climate classification]], Mount Whyte is located in a [[subarctic climate]] zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.<ref name=Peel>{{cite journal | author = Peel, M. C. |author2=Finlayson, B. L. |author3=McMahon, T. A. |name-list-style=amp | year = 2007 | title = Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification | journal = Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume = 11 |issue=5 | pages = 1633–1644 |doi=10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 |doi-access=free |bibcode=2007HESS...11.1633P | issn = 1027-5606}}</ref> Winter temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Mt. Whyte.jpg|East aspect in winter
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Geography of Alberta]]
* {{Commons-inline}}
* {{Portal-inline|Mountains|size=tiny}}
* [[List of mountains in the Canadian Rockies]]

==References==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name=Kane1999>
{{cite book | title=[[Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies]] | author=Kane, Alan | chapter = Mount Whyte
| publisher=Rocky Mountain Books|location = Calgary | year=1999|isbn=0-921102-67-4|pages=230–231}}</ref>
<ref name=opentopomap>
{{cite opentopomap|Mount Whyte|51.40861|-116.27111|2021-08-02}}</ref>
}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite book|first=M. Grace|last=Wilmarth|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=45fJkycjX6gC&dq=%22Mount+Whyte%22&pg=PA1445 |title=Lexicon of Geologic Names of the United States: M-Z|year=1938|page=1445}}

{{Canadian Rockies|state=collapsed}}

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[[Category:Two-thousanders of Alberta]]
[[Category:Alberta's Rockies]]
[[Category:Mountains of Banff National Park]]
[[Category:Bow Range]]

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