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Jasper National Park, in Alberta, Canada, is the largest national park within Alberta's Rocky Mountains, spanning 11,000 km 2 (4,200 sq mi). It was established as Jasper Forest Park in 1907, renamed as a national park in 1930, and declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 1984.
The Skyline Trail is a hiking trail in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. [3] It is known for its views, with much of the hike being located above the tree line.It is also known for challenging weather conditions above the tree line, which can be a problem for hikers, who can lose sight of trails.
Maligne Lake (/ m ə ˈ l iː n / mə-LEEN) [1] is a lake in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.The lake is famed for the colour of its azure water, the surrounding peaks, the three glaciers visible from the lake, and Spirit Island, a frequently and very famously photographed islet.
Cairngorm is set within Jasper National Park, in the Victoria Cross Ranges of the Canadian Rockies.The town of Jasper is situated 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the southeast and Pyramid Mountain is 3.45 kilometres (2.14 mi) to the northeast. [1]
Pyramid Mountain is a mountain in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada, named for its pyramid-like shape. James Hector named the mountain in 1859 due to its appearance from the Athabasca River valley on the eastern side of the peak. [1]
Mount Erebus is a 3,112-metre (10,210-foot) mountain summit located near the Tonquin Valley of Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada.Mount Erebus is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Cambrian period, then was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny. [2]
Mount Tekarra is a 2,694-metre (8,839-foot) mountain summit located in the Athabasca River valley of Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. It is situated at the northwest end of the Maligne Range and is visible from Jasper and the Icefields Parkway. [4] The nearest higher neighbor is The Watchtower, 7.0 km (4.3 mi ...
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