Stairway Peak, Banff National Park

Name: Stairway Peak
Address: Banff National Park, Canada

#127 among attractions in Banff National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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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. 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: 1944Elevation: 9862 ftProminence: 344 ftCoordinates: 51°47'35"N, 116°39'22"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Mount Weed, Epaulette Mountain, Mount Noyes, Mount Chephren.

5.5 miE
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Mount Weed
142 min walk • Mount Weed is a 3,080-metre mountain summit located in the Mistaya River valley of Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.
6 miNW
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Epaulette Mountain
154 min walk • Epaulette Mountain is a 3,094-metre mountain summit located between the Howse River valley and Mistaya River valley of Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Sarbach, 3.64 km to the northwest.
5.1 miNE
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Mount Noyes
130 min walk • Mount Noyes is a 3,080-metre mountain summit located in the Mistaya River valley of Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.
3.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Chephren, Banff National Park
89 min walk • Mount Chephren is a mountain located in the Mistaya River Valley of Banff National Park, Canada. Mount Chephren was named after Chephren, the 4th Dynasty Egyptian pharaoh. The mountain was originally named Pyramid Mountain in 1897 by J.
1.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Howse Peak, Banff National Park
45 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.
4.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Patterson, Banff National Park
119 min walk • Mount Patterson is a peak in the Waputik Range of the Canadian Rockies. It is located within Banff National Park in Alberta of Western Canada. Mount Patterson stands across the Mistaya River Valley from Mount Weed, and both are prominent features seen from the Icefields Parkway...
7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Caldron Peak, Banff National Park
178 min walk • Caldron Peak is a 2,911-metre mountain peak of the Waputik Range, located in Alberta, Canada. It is prominently visible from the Peyto Lake Overlook in Banff National Park. It was named after Caldron Lake which is 3 km from its summit.
2.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Breaker Mountain, Banff National Park
53 min walk • Breaker Mountain is a mountain located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It is part of the Waputik Range. It was named in 1917 by Arthur O. Wheeler for the resemblance of a cornice on its summit to a breaking wave.
0.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Midway Peak, Banff National Park
15 min walk • 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.
0.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Synge, Banff National Park
23 min walk • Mount Synge is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1918 after Synge, Captain Millington Henry.
1.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Waputik Mountains, Banff National Park
46 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.