Mount Blakiston

{{Short description|Mountain in Alberta, Canada}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Mount Blakiston

| photo = MK02499 Mount Blakiston.jpg

| photo_caption = Mount Blakiston

| elevation_m = 2910

| elevation_ref = {{cite peakfinder|id=142|name=Mount Blakiston|access-date=2019-08-19}}

| prominence_m = 1149

| prominence_ref = {{cite bivouac|id=746|name=Mount Blakiston|accessdate=2008-07-13}}

| range = Clark Range

| parent_peak = Kintla Peak 3071 m

| listing = Mountains of Alberta

| location = Alberta, Canada

| map = Alberta#Canada

| map_caption = Location in Alberta##Location in Canada

| map_size =

| label_position = top

| coordinates = {{coord|49|05|39|N|114|02|06|W|type:mountain_region:CA_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref = {{cite cgndb|id=IAGYI|name=Mount Blakiston|accessdate=2019-08-19}}

| topo = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|82|G|1}}

| first_ascent = Unknown

| easiest_route = Moderate scramble

}}

Mount Blakiston is a mountain in the southwestern corner of Alberta, Canada and the highest point within Waterton Lakes National Park. The mountain is situated in the Clark Range, north of Lineham Creek and south of Blakiston Creek. Blakiston's closest neighbours include Mount Hawkins {{convert|2685|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} directly to the west along a connecting ridge and Mount Lineham {{convert|2728|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} to the south.

The mountain was named in 1858 for Thomas Blakiston, a member of the Palliser Expedition.{{cite book|title=Place-names of Alberta|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015070267029;view=1up;seq=25|year=1928|publisher=Geographic Board of Canada|location=Ottawa|page=21}}

The Lineham Creek hiking trail passes along the foot of the southern slopes of the mountain and for capable scramblers, Blakiston's rubbly but steep southern slopes provide a suitable line of ascent. An ascent in 1942 by J. Gibson and G. Williams found an unmarked cairn on the summit so the first ascent party is unknown.