Division Mountain, Banff National Park

Name: Division Mountain
Address: Banff National Park, Canada

#131 among attractions in Banff National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Division Mountain is located on the Continental Divide along the Alberta - British Columbia border of Canada. It also straddles the shared boundary of Banff National Park with Kootenay National Park in the Canadian Rockies. It was named in 1919 by Charles D. Walcott since the mountain divides the Lyell Icefield from the Mons Icefield. ()

First ascent: 1918Elevation: 9908 ftProminence: 1115 ftCoordinates: 51°53'31"N, 117°1'16"W

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Division Mountain – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Erasmus, St. Julien Mountain, Mount Forbes, Golden Eagle Peak.

6.3 miNE
Mountain
Mount Erasmus
162 min walk • Mount Erasmus is a 3,265-metre mountain summit located in the North Saskatchewan River valley of Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Amery, 9.41 km to the north-northwest.
3.8 miS
Mountain
St. Julien Mountain
97 min walk • St. Julien Mountain is a 3,090-metre mountain summit located in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. It is situated on the British Columbia-Alberta border, as well as the Continental Divide, and the west boundary of Banff National Park.
4.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Forbes, Banff National Park
113 min walk • Mount Forbes is the seventh tallest mountain in the Canadian Rockies and the tallest within the boundaries of Banff National Park. It is located in southwestern Alberta, 18 km southwest of the Saskatchewan River Crossing in Banff.
4.9 miSE
Mountain
Golden Eagle Peak
125 min walk • Golden Eagle Peak is a summit in Alberta, Canada. Part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Chain, it sits within Banff National Park and the closest locality is Saskatchewan River Crossing, Alberta, approximately 24 km to the northeast.
5.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Walter Peak, Banff National Park
139 min walk • Walter Peak - a.k.a. Lyell 4 or L4 - is the fourth highest of five distinct subpeaks on Mount Lyell, three of which are located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1972 by Sydney R. Vallance after Walter Feuz, an early mountain guide in the Rockies.
4.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Christian Peak, Banff National Park
124 min walk • Christian Peak - a.k.a. Lyell 5 or L5 - is the least tall of five distinct subpeaks on Mount Lyell and is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1972 by Sydney R. Vallance after Christian Hässler, Jr.
2.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mons Peak, Banff National Park
58 min walk • Mons Peak is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1920 after the town of Mons in Belgium.
5.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ernest Peak, Banff National Park
145 min walk • Ernest Peak - a.k.a. Lyell 3, L3 or Mt. Lyell - is the central and highest peak of five distinct subpeaks on Mount Lyell and is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1972 by Sydney R. Vallance after Ernest Feuz Jr.
3.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Arctomys Peak, Banff National Park
83 min walk • Arctomys Peak is a summit in Alberta, Canada. Arctomys Peak was given the scientific name by Arthur O. Wheeler of a type of marmot native to the region.
5.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Lyell, Banff National Park
146 min walk • Mount Lyell is a mountain on the Alberta–British Columbia border in western Canada. Comprising five distinct summits, Mount Lyell reaches a height of 3,498 m.
6.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Farbus Mountain, Banff National Park
177 min walk • Farbus Mountain is located on the provincial border of Alberta and British Columbia in Banff National Park. It was named in 1918 after Farbus, a village on the eastern slopes of Vimy Ridge in France.In the Battle of Vimy Ridge, Canadian troops retook Farbus from German control...