Elephas Mountain, Jasper National Park

#131 among attractions in Jasper National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

Map

Facts and practical information

Elephas Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1922 by Arthur O. Wheeler for its resemblance to an elephant's head; Elephas is the Latin word for elephant. ()

First ascent: 1933Elevation: 9770 ftProminence: 1076 ftCoordinates: 52°35'47"N, 118°18'36"W

Address

Jasper National Park Canada

ContactAdd

Social media

Add

Jasper National Park

Day trips

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

Nearby attractions include: Mount Erebus, Outpost Peak, Blackrock Mountain, Mount Fraser.

3.1 miNE
Mountain
Mount Erebus
79 min walk • Mount Erebus is a 3,112-metre mountain summit located near one of the most beautiful mountain meccas in the world, the Tonquin Valley of Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada.
3.9 miNE
Mountain
Outpost Peak
100 min walk • Outpost Peak is a 2,880-metre double peak mountain located in the Tonquin Valley of Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada. The northeast peak is identified on some maps as Outpost Peak, but the southwest peak is higher.
1.8 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Blackrock Mountain, Jasper National Park
46 min walk • Blackrock Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1921 by Arthur O. Wheeler for the black Ordovician rock present in the area.
4.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Fraser, Mount Robson Provincial Park
107 min walk • Mount Fraser is a mountain located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It is Alberta's 38th highest peak and Alberta's 22nd most prominent mountain. It is also British Columbia's 50th highest peak. It was named in 1917 after Simon Fraser.
2.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Whitecrow Mountain, Jasper National Park
74 min walk • Whitecrow Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1922 by Arthur O. Wheeler.
1.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mastodon Mountain, Mount Robson Provincial Park
36 min walk • Mastodon Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1922 by Arthur O. Wheeler.
4.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Simon Peak, Mount Robson Provincial Park
108 min walk • Simon Peak is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, at the Southern end of Mount Robson Provincial Park. It is the highest peak of Mount Fraser. It was named in 1920 by the Alberta-British Columbia Boundary Commission.
5.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Paragon Peak, Mount Robson Provincial Park
141 min walk • Paragon Peak is located at the southern end of Mount Robson Provincial Park on the border of Alberta and British Columbia in Canada. It was named in 1921 by Howard Palmer.
3.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Scarp Mountain, Mount Robson Provincial Park
83 min walk • Scarp Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, at the southern end of Mount Robson Provincial Park. It was named in 1922 by Arthur O. Wheeler.
5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Parapet Peak, Mount Robson Provincial Park
127 min walk • Parapet Peak is located at southern end of Mount Robson Provincial Park on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1921 by Cyril G. Wates.
5.5 miS
Mountain pass
Fraser Pass
141 min walk • The Fraser Pass is a mountain pass in the British Columbian Rockies of Western Canada. Its summit is 2,015 m above sea level. Although immediately adjacent to the Continental Divide, the pass does not cross it; rather, it bridges the drainage basins of the Fraser River and Columbia River, both Pacific-draining rivers.