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Banff National Park is Canada's first national park, established in 1885 as Rocky Mountains Park.Located in Alberta's Rocky Mountains, 110–180 kilometres (68–112 mi) west of Calgary, Banff encompasses 6,641 square kilometres (2,564 sq mi) [3] of mountainous terrain, with many glaciers and ice fields, dense coniferous forest, and alpine landscapes.
The Vermilion Lakes are a series of lakes located immediately west of Banff, Alberta, in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. The three lakes are formed in the Bow River valley, in the Banff National Park, at the foot of Mount Norquay. They are located between the Trans-Canada Highway and the Canadian Pacific Railway tracks.
The Valley of the Ten Peaks was featured on the reverse side of the 1969 and 1979 issues of the Canadian twenty dollar bill; [3] see Scenes of Canada § $20 note. The Neil Colgan Hut , a mountaineering destination and the highest permanent structure in Canada, can be reached in 8 to 12 hours of climbing the Perren Route from Moraine Lake.
Dong Hua Sao National Park (99.8 km 2 reported area; 1004 km 2 GIS-calculated area) Hin Namno National Park (941.21 km 2) Nakai-Nam Theun National Park (4277 km 2) Nam Et-Phou Louey National Park, (4107.1 km 2 reported area; 4828 km 2 GIS-calculated area) Phou Khao Khouay National Park (191.94 km 2)
Dolomite Peak is a 2,998-metre (9,836-foot) mountain summit located in the Bow River valley of Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.Its nearest higher peak is Cirque Peak, 3.98 km (2.47 mi) to the northwest. [2]
Mount Chephren is a mountain located in the Mistaya River Valley of Banff National Park, Canada.. Mount Chephren was named after Chephren, the 4th Dynasty Egyptian pharaoh.The mountain was originally named Pyramid Mountain in 1897 by J. Norman Collie, but it conflicted with an identically named peak in Jasper National Park, so it was renamed in 1924 to its present name.