Kicking Horse Pass, Banff National Park

Name: Kicking Horse Pass
Address: Banff National Park, Canada

#148 among attractions in Banff National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass

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Kicking Horse Pass is a high mountain pass across the Continental Divide of the Americas of the Canadian Rockies on the Alberta/British Columbia border, and lying within Yoho and Banff national parks. Divide Creek forks onto both sides of the Continental Divide. ()

Alternative names: Maximum elevation: 5338 ftCoordinates: 51°27'0"N, 116°16'59"W

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Day trips

Kicking Horse Pass – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lake Louise Ski Resort, Lake Agnes, Haddo Peak, The Beehive.

5.3 miE
Winter sport, Ski area
Lake Louise Ski Resort, Lake Louise
135 min walk • The Lake Louise Ski Resort & Summer Gondola is a ski resort in western Canada, located in Banff National Park near the village of Lake Louise, Alberta. Located 57 km west of Banff, Lake Louise is one of three major ski resorts within Banff National Park.
2.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Agnes, Lake Louise
73 min walk • Lake Agnes is a small mountain lake in the Banff National Park of Alberta, Canada. It has a surface of 0.52 km² and is located approximately 3.5 km hiking distance from Lake Louise.
5 miSE
Mountain
Haddo Peak, Banff National Park
128 min walk • Haddo Peak is a summit in Alberta, Canada. Haddo Peak is located in the Lake Louise area of Banff National Park. Haddo Peak honors the name of George Gordon, Lord Haddo. Named in 1916, the name became official in 1952.
3 miSE
Natural attraction, Mountain, Geologic formation
The Beehive, Lake Louise
76 min walk • The Beehive is a mountain located in Banff National Park of Alberta, Canada. It was named by J. Willoughby Astley in 1890 because the mountain resembles a beehive.
4.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Fairview Mountain, Lake Louise
110 min walk • Fairview Mountain is a mountain in Banff National Park situated along the southeastern shoreline of Lake Louise. The mountain was named in 1894 by Walter Wilcox, which reflects the view from the top.
4.6 miW
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Sherbrooke Lake, Yoho National Park
116 min walk • Sherbrooke Lake is a lake in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada. The lake is bounded on the west by Mount Ogden 2,695 m, Mount Niles 2,972 m to the north, and Paget Peak on the east side.
2.3 miSE
Natural attraction, Mountain, Hiking trail
Mount St. Piran, Lake Louise
60 min walk • Mount St. Piran is a mountain in Banff National Park near Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. Located in the Bow River Valley southeast of the Minewakun Lake Valley; northwest of Lake Agnes; between Lake Louise Valley and lower Bath Creek, Banff Park, Alberta.
3.6 miW
Mountain
Paget Peak, Yoho National Park
91 min walk • Paget Peak is a mountain in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada. It is readily accessible via a hiking trail.
2.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Niblock, Banff National Park
58 min walk • Mount Niblock is a mountain in Banff National Park near Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. The mountain was named in 1904 after John Niblock, a superintendent with the Canadian Pacific Railway.
5.7 miS
Mountain
Mount Huber, Yoho National Park
145 min walk • Mount Huber is a 3,348-metre summit located two kilometres east of Lake O'Hara in the Bow Range of Yoho National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada.
3 miW
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Wapta Lake, Yoho National Park
76 min walk • Wapta Lake is a glacial lake in Yoho National Park in the Canadian Rockies of eastern British Columbia, Canada. Wapta Lake is formed from Cataract Brook and Blue Creek in Yoho National Park, and is the source of the Kicking Horse River.