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Midway Peak
Highest point
Elevation	2,923 m (9,590 ft)
Prominence	131 m (430 ft)
Geography
Midway Peak Location in Alberta
Location	Alberta/British Columbia, Canada
Parent range	Waputik Mountains Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 82N/15
Climbing
First ascent	1952 Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Mendenhall

Midway Peak is a 2,923 metres (9,590 ft) mountain summit located on the Continental Divide, on the shared border of Alberta and British Columbia in the Canadian Rockies. It is also on the shared border between Banff National Park and Yoho National Park and can be seen from the Icefields Parkway. It was named in 1918 by Arthur O. Wheeler.

Geology

Midway Peak 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.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Midway Peak is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from the peak drains east to the Mistaya River, or west into tributaries of the Blaeberry River.

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