Mount Kidd

In 1907, Dr. Donaldson Bogart Dowling, an engineer with the Geological Survey of Canada, named the mountain for John Alfred (Fred) Kidd, who was a resident of nearby Morley, Alberta.{{cite crdb|id=724|name=Mount Kidd|access-date=2018-11-13}}{{cite book|title=Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies|edition=3rd|author=Kane, Alan|publisher=Rocky Mountain Books|year=2016|page=174}} From 1902 to 1907, Kidd ran the Morley general store and outfitted expeditions and geological survey crews such as Dowling's with supplies. The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1947 by R. C. Hind and J. F. Tarrant. The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1953 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada. In June 1986, Mount Kidd was the scene of the first of three related airplane crashes known as the Rescue 807 Crashes. In August 2010, James Hoshizaki stepped onto a snow cornice to pose for a photo when it gave way, resulting in an avalanche that swept him down about 200 metres to his death.{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/climber-dies-in-alberta-mountain-plunge-1.895965|title=Climber dies in Alberta mountain plunge|publisher=CBC News|date= August 10, 2010|access-date=2023-08-22}}

Mount Kidd 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.{{citation|title=Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias |author=Gadd, Ben |year=2008}} The Lewis Overthrust extends over 450 km (280 mi) from Mount Kidd south to Steamboat Mountain, located west of Great Falls, Montana.{{Cite journal|last1=Feinstein|first1=Shimon|last2=Kohn|first2=Barry|last3=Osadetz|first3=Kirk|last4=Price|first4=Raymond A.|date=2007-01-01|title=Thermochronometric reconstruction of the prethrust paleogeothermal gradient and initial thickness of the Lewis thrust sheet, southeastern Canadian Cordillera foreland belt|journal=Geological Society of America Special Papers|language=en|volume=433|pages=167–182|doi=10.1130/2007.2433(08)|issn=0072-1077|isbn=978-0-8137-2433-1}} Mount Kidd marks the northern end of the Lewis Thrust Fault.

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Kidd is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold snowy winters and mild summers.{{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 |bibcode=2007HESS...11.1633P |s2cid=9654551 | issn = 1027-5606|doi-access=free }} Temperatures can drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F). Weather conditions during winter make Mount Kidd one of the better places in the Rockies for ice climbing. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into the Kananaskis River which is a tributary of the Bow River, and thence the Saskatchewan River.

Mount Kidd has two summits, a north and south peak, each with scramble routes. The more massive north peak is the true summit at {{cvt|2,958|m|ft}}, whereas the lesser south peak rises to {{cvt|2,895|m|ft}}.{{cite peakbagger|-45200|Mount Kidd South Peak, Canada}} Additionally, Mount Kidd has a class 5.7 rock climbing route on its northeast buttress,{{cite book|first=Sean Melbourne|last=Dougherty|title=Selected alpine climbs in the Canadian Rockies|publisher=Rocky Mountain Books|year=1991}} as well a 5.8 route called The Fold on the south peak.Journal Alpin Canadien, Volume 79, 1996, pg 104 In 1985, Rudi Kranabitter and Ferdl Taxbock made the first ascent of this now-classic route.{{cite web|url=https://gripped.com/routes/four-bighorn-highway-alpine-rock-moderates/|work=Gripped magazine|title=Four Bighorn Highway Alpine Rock Moderates|location=Toronto, Ontario|date=23 July 2019|author=|access-date=13 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181113165637/https://gripped.com/routes/four-bighorn-highway-alpine-rock-moderates/|archive-date=13 November 2018|url-status=live}}

Ice Climbing Routes with grades on Mount Kidd:{{cite web|url=https://www.mountainproject.com/area/107207268/mount-kidd|title=Climbing in Mount Kidd, Alberta|website=Mountain Project|publisher=Adventure Projects, Inc. / REI co-op|date=10 July 2011|access-date=13 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181113075906/https://www.mountainproject.com/area/107207268/mount-kidd|archive-date=13 November 2018|url-status=live}}{{Unreliable source?|date=November 2019|first=Jordan|last=Ramey|reason=looks like a forum/blog}}

• A Bridge Too Far – WI4+
• Kidd Falls – WI4
• Tasting Fear – WI5−
• Wedge Smear – WI3
• Sinatra Falls – WI2

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• Mount Kidd weather web site: [https://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Mount-Kidd/forecasts/2958 Mountain Forecast]
• Drone video at Mount Kidd: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B09XgfIKTU4 YouTube]
• Mt. Kidd reflection photo: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/carlosmolinaphoto/8240350940/in/photolist-dyaXfd-7A8BKy-iGfq9J-bBg1SP-qXqmR9-8ar6h1-amNbQ3-ofx8iH-8Ehvac-9s2YaK-oqsz5d-oKAvju-sqXcZb-qdGmig-qhsMwY-d7hN2q-ieitrP-aRvBmc-F1HV6P-fbR5x1-mJZwkB-e2uNTR-qXwJ1Y-qhX8Q5-6aeTpu-qq4m2y-gwdiUN-9HS2a1-eHm1Ks-kQX6Sf-e2uM8D-FKRJES-k7NFLZ-2fenevd-oZ1ydE-g6pVQ4-d5amcW-25ngoVa-gy2Yg6-prE2QA-259nkgw-sNufFX-ajndfC-6AT4gJ-cGtz51-nmApbm-24B45Mx-aw3GhB-e8bbSh-q1ZgWY Flickr]

{{Geographic Location 2

| Center = Mount Kidd

| North = Mount Lorette

| Northeast = Nakiska

| ENE =Kananaskis Village

| East = Kananaskis River

| Southeast = The Wedge

| South = Mount James Walker

| Southwest = The Fortress

| WSW = Mount Galatea

| West = Mount Buller

| WNW = Mount Sparrowhawk

| Northwest = Mount Bogart

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