Midway Peak, Banff National Park

Name: Midway Peak
Address: Banff National Park, Canada

#128 among attractions in Banff National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Midway Peak is a 2,923 metres mountain summit located on the Continental Divide, on the shared border of Alberta and British Columbia in the Canadian Rockies. It is also on the shared border between Banff National Park and Yoho National Park and can be seen from the Icefields Parkway. It was named in 1918 by Arthur O. Wheeler. ()

First ascent: 1952Elevation: 9590 ftProminence: 430 ftCoordinates: 51°48'5"N, 116°39'18"W

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Midway Peak – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Howse Peak, Stairway Peak, Mount Synge, Waputik Mountains.

1.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Howse Peak, Banff National Park
35 min walk • Howse Peak is the highest mountain in the Waputik Mountains, a subrange of the Canadian Rockies. It is located 5 km west of the Icefields Parkway, above Chephren Lake, on the continental divide between Alberta and British Columbia.
0.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Stairway Peak, Banff National Park
15 min walk • Stairway Peak is a 3,006 metres mountain summit located on the Continental Divide, on the shared border of Alberta and British Columbia in the Canadian Rockies.
0.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Synge, Banff National Park
11 min walk • Mount Synge is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1918 after Synge, Captain Millington Henry.
1.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Waputik Mountains, Banff National Park
36 min walk • The Waputik Mountains are a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies, located on the Continental Divide between Banff and Yoho National Park. Covering an area of 1,069 square kilometres, the range is located west of the Howse, Blaeberry and Amiskwi Rivers and east of the Bow and Mistaya Rivers and south to Kicking Horse Pass.