Mount Gass is a mountain located on the boundary of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide and is part of the Rocky Mountain chain.

[2][3]Gass was killed in action on April 8, 1917 during WWI while serving with the Canadian Garrison Artillery.

[5] The mountain is 2,865 metres (9,400 ft) tall and has two peaks, the southernmost being the highest.

In 1948, King Bearpaw, a Stoney Indian, and Bill Watt went prospecting on the mountain, specifically on the eastern peak where they had seen unusual looking rocks.

They later discovered lead ore, silver, zinc, and a small amount of gold.