Mount McArthur, Yoho National Park

#28 among attractions in Yoho National Park

Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain

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Mount McArthur is a mountain located in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada. It was named in 1886 by Otto Koltz after James J. McArthur, a land surveyor who mapped the Canadian Rockies for the Canadian Pacific Railway. ()

First ascent: 1891Elevation: 9911 ftProminence: 725 ftCoordinates: 51°32'26"N, 116°35'46"W

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Mount McArthur – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Takakkaw Falls, Stanley Mitchell hut, Mount Carnarvon, Michael Peak.

6 miSE
Towering waterfall in Yoho National Park
Takakkaw Falls, Yoho National Park
153 min walk • Takakkaw Falls, a majestic natural wonder nestled within the rugged landscape of Yoho National Park, Canada, stands as one of the tallest waterfalls in the country. The falls plunge from an impressive height of approximately 384 meters (1,260 feet), making it a...
1.7 miSE
Hiking, Alpine hut
Stanley Mitchell hut, Yoho National Park
44 min walk • The Stanley Mitchell hut is an alpine hut located at an altitude of 2,060 metres in the Little Yoho Valley in Yoho National Park, British Columbia. It sits in a small meadow not far from the base of a mountain called The President. It serves as a base for hiking, scrambling, ski-touring and climbing the nearby mountains.
4.9 miS
Mountain
Mount Carnarvon, Yoho National Park
124 min walk • Mount Carnarvon is a 3,046-metre mountain summit located in the Kiwetinok River Valley of Yoho National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is The President, 3.9 km to the north-northeast. Both are part of the President Range which is a subset of the Waputik Mountains.
5.2 miSE
Mountain
Michael Peak, Yoho National Park
132 min walk • Michael Peak is a 2,701-metre mountain summit located in Yoho National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is The President, 4.0 km to the west-northwest. Both are part of the President Range which is a subset of the Waputik Mountains.
2.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Twin Falls, Field
64 min walk • Twin Falls is a waterfall in British Columbia, Canada. It is 590 feet high. It is found in Yoho National Park.
3.3 miSE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Vice president, Yoho National Park
84 min walk • A vice president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vice president is on the executive branch of the government, university or company.
5.3 miN
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Mount Collie, Yoho National Park
135 min walk • Mount Collie is a mountain in Yoho National Park, located on the western boundary of the Wapta Icefield in Canada. The mountain was named in 1897 by Charles S. Thompson after J. Norman Collie, an accomplished mountaineer and early explorer of the Canadian Rockies.
6.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Olive, Banff National Park
171 min walk • Mount Olive is located on the Continental Divide, on the Alberta-British Columbia border, in both Banff National Park and Yoho National Park. It lies on the eastern edge of the Wapta Icefield, and is part of the Waputik Mountains. It was named in 1898 by H.B. Dixon after his wife Dixon, Olive.
3.2 miSE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
President, Yoho National Park
81 min walk • President most commonly refers to: President President, a leader of a college or university President President may also refer...
5 miE
Mountain
Trolltinder Mountain, Yoho National Park
128 min walk • Trolltinder Mountain is a 2,912-metre mountain summit located immediately west of the Continental Divide, in the Waputik Range of the Canadian Rockies in British Columbia, Canada.
6.1 miNW
Mountain
Hagen Peak, Yoho National Park
156 min walk • Hagen Peak is a 2,635-metre double summit mountain located on the western boundary of Yoho National Park in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada.