Vermilion Pass, Banff National Park

Name: Vermilion Pass
Address: Banff National Park, Canada

#155 among attractions in Banff National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass

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Vermilion Pass, elevation 1,680 m or 5,510 ft, is a high mountain pass in the Canadian Rockies, traversing the continental divide. It connects Kootenay National Park in the province of British Columbia with Banff National Park in Alberta. ()

Alternative names: Maximum elevation: 5512 ftCoordinates: 51°13'39"N, 116°3'0"W

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Vermilion Pass – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bident Mountain, Mount Fay, Quadra Mountain, Marble Canyon.

5.7 miNW
Mountain
Bident Mountain, Banff National Park
146 min walk • Bident Mountain is a 3,088-metre summit in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. With only 103 m prominence, Bident Mountain together with Quadra Mountain form an imposing wall in the Canadian Rockies and act as subpeaks of Mount Fay.
6.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Fay, Kootenay National Park
177 min walk • Mount Fay is a mountain located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide in the Canadian Rockies. The mountain forms part of the backdrop to Moraine Lake in the Valley of the Ten Peaks of Banff National Park. It was named in 1902 by Charles E. Fay, an early explorer of the Canadian Rockies.
6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Quadra Mountain, Banff National Park
154 min walk • Quadra Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1910 by Arthur Oliver Wheeler. The name refers to the mountain's four pinnacles.
4.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Canyon
Marble Canyon, Kootenay National Park
121 min walk • Marble Canyon is a canyon surrounding Tokumm Creek just above its confluence with the Vermilion River, at the north end of Kootenay National Park in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada.
4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Stanley Peak, Kootenay National Park
101 min walk • Stanley Peak is a 3,155-metre mountain located in the Ball Range, at the northeastern section of Kootenay National Park, in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
2.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Whymper, Kootenay National Park
55 min walk • Mount Whymper, 2,844 m, is a mountain located in the Canadian Rockies, British Columbia, Canada, in the Vermilion Pass area in Kootenay National Park.
5.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Ball, Banff National Park
135 min walk • Mount Ball is a mountain located on the Continental Divide, on the borders of Banff and Kootenay national parks in Western Canada. Mt. Ball is the highest peak of the Ball Range in the Canadian Rockies.
7.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Castle Mountain, Banff National Park
189 min walk • Castle Mountain is a mountain located within Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies, approximately halfway between Banff and Lake Louise.
2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Boom Mountain, Kootenay National Park
52 min walk • Boom Mountain is located north of Vermilion Pass on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1908 after Boom Lake which is located right under the mountain.
5.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Chimney Peak, Kootenay National Park
133 min walk • Chimney Peak is located along the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide just south of Quadra Mountain. It was named in 1910 by T.G. Longstaff and Captain E.O. Wheeler who made its first ascent through a chimney.
4.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Beatrice Peak, Banff National Park
117 min walk • Beatrice Peak is a peak located on the Continental Divide on the border of Banff and Kootenay National Parks, between Stanley Peak and Mount Ball.