Mount Kidd, Rocky summit in Kananaskis Country, Canada
Mount Kidd is a mountain in Kananaskis Country with two distinct summits reaching 2,958 meters (9,704 feet) in elevation. The peaks rise between the Kananaskis River Valley and the surrounding mountain range, featuring rock and snow formations across different elevations.
In 1907, Geological Survey of Canada engineer Donaldson Bogart Dowling named the mountain for Stuart Kidd, who ran the Morley general store from 1902 to 1907 and outfitted Dowling's survey crews. The first ascent was made in 1947 by R. C. Hind and J. F. Tarrant, and the name was officially adopted in 1953 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.
The northeast buttress carries a class 5.7 rock route, and the south peak has a 5.8 line called The Fold, first climbed in 1985 by Rudi Kranabitter and Ferdl Taxbock. In winter the mountain's falls become ice climbs with published grades, among them Kidd Falls (WI4) and Sinatra Falls (WI2).
Visitors can reach the mountain via Highway 40, heading south from the Trans-Canada Highway for about 33 kilometers to the Galatea Creek Day Use parking area. This location offers several access points for hiking and climbing activities suited to different skill levels.
The rock layers of this mountain display geological strata from Precambrian through Jurassic periods. These formations are remnants of ancient seas and major geological shifts that shaped the landscape over vast periods of time.
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