Mount Balfour, Yoho National Park

Name: Mount Balfour
Address: Yoho National Park, Canada

#41 among attractions in Yoho National Park

Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain

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Mount Balfour is a mountain located on the Continental Divide, part of the border between British Columbia and Alberta, in the Waputik Range in the Park Ranges of the Canadian Rockies.It is the 71st highest peak in Alberta and the 113th highest in British Columbia; it is also the 52nd most prominent in Alberta. ()

First ascent: 1898Elevation: 10774 ftProminence: 3064 ftCoordinates: 51°32'38"N, 116°25'30"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Takakkaw Falls, Hector Lake, Pulpit Peak, Mount Niles.

3.7 miSW
Towering waterfall in Yoho National Park
Takakkaw Falls, Yoho National Park
94 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...
3.9 miNE
Glacial lake with mountain views
Hector Lake, Banff National Park
99 min walk • Hector Lake is a small glacial lake in western Alberta, Canada. It is located on the Bow River, in the Waputik Range of the Canadian Rockies. It is named after James Hector, a geologist and naturalist with the Palliser Expedition.
3 miNE
Mountain
Pulpit Peak, Banff National Park
76 min walk • Pulpit Peak is a 2,720-metre mountain summit located one km south of Hector Lake in Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Lilliput Mountain, 3.6 km to the southwest. Pulpit Peak is situated east of the Waputik Icefield, and is a member of the Waputik Mountains.
2.7 miS
Mountain
Mount Niles, Yoho National Park
70 min walk • Mount Niles is a 2,967-metre summit located in the Waputik Range of Yoho National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Daly, 1.63 km to the immediate northeast.
5.7 miSW
Mountain
Michael Peak, Yoho National Park
146 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.
4.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Twin Falls, Field
124 min walk • Twin Falls is a waterfall in British Columbia, Canada. It is 590 feet high. It is found in Yoho National Park.
6.1 miSW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Vice president, Yoho National Park
156 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.
5.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Olive, Banff National Park
140 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.
2.6 miW
Mountain
Trolltinder Mountain, Yoho National Park
67 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.
2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Daly, Banff National Park
52 min walk • Mount Daly is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1898 by Charles E. Fay after Charles F. Daly, a geographer. Mount Niles is located two km southwest of Daly.
6.8 miSE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Mount Bosworth, Yoho National Park
174 min walk • Mount Bosworth is located in the Canadian Rockies on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. The mountain is situated immediately northwest of Kicking Horse Pass and straddles the shared border of Banff National Park with Yoho National Park.