The Towers, Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park

Name: The Towers
Address: Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, Canada

#6 among attractions in Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park

Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Towers is a 2,842-metre mountain located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It also straddles the shared boundary of Banff National Park with Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park. It was named in 1917 by Arthur O. Wheeler. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Magog, 2.5 km to the west. ()

First ascent: 1916Elevation: 9324 ftProminence: 620 ftCoordinates: 50°53'13"N, 115°36'7"W

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The Towers – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Assiniboine, Nub Peak, Marvel Peak, Wedgwood Peak.

2.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Assiniboine, Banff National Park
63 min walk • Mount Assiniboine, also known as Assiniboine Mountain, is a pyramidal peak mountain located on the Great Divide, on the British Columbia/Alberta border in Canada.
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Nub Peak, Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park
99 min walk • Nub Peak is a 2,746-metre mountain summit located in Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Nestor Peak, 4.0 km to the west. The mountain is situated north of Sunburst Peaks, with Elizabeth Lake and Cerulean Lake in between.
2.9 miSE
Mountain
Marvel Peak
74 min walk • Marvel Peak is a 2,708-metre mountain summit located in the southern tip of Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.
2.5 miW
Mountain
Wedgwood Peak, Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park
64 min walk • Wedgwood Peak is a 3,024-metre mountain summit located in Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Assiniboine, 2.0 km to the south. The mountain is situated northwest of Lake Magog and 1.0 km south of Sunburst Peaks.
2.6 miNW
Mountain
Sunburst Peaks, Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park
67 min walk • Sunburst Peaks is a 2,849-metre mountain summit located in Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Wedgwood Peak, 1.0 km to the south.
0.8 miNW
Mountain
Naiset Point, Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park
22 min walk • Naiset Point is a 2,755-metre mountain summit located in Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada.
2.5 miSW
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Lunette Peak, Banff National Park
65 min walk • Lunette Peak is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the SE side of Mount Assiniboine along the Continental Divide. It was named in 1913 by the Interprovincial Boundary Survey.
5.2 miSE
Mountain
Mount Byng
133 min walk • Mount Byng is a 2,965-metre mountain summit located in the upper Spray River Valley of southern Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. It is the highest point in the Blue Range. Mount Byng's nearest higher peak is Mount Alcantara, 6.5 km to the...
4 miW
Mountain
The Marshall, Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park
103 min walk • The Marshall is a 3,180-metre mountain summit located in Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Assiniboine, 3.0 km to the east-southeast. The mountain is situated west of Wedgwood Peak.
4.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Aurora Mountain, Banff National Park
126 min walk • Aurora Mountain is located in the Blue Range of the Canadian Rockies, which forms part of the Continental Divide and the provincial boundary between British Columbia and Alberta. It is named after HMS Aurora, a British Royal Navy light cruiser launched in 1913 that was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1920.
4.7 miNE
Mountain
Mount Allenby
120 min walk • Mount Allenby is a summit in Alberta, Canada. It is located approximately 26.4 km due south of the town of Banff. Mount Allenby was named after Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, British Army field-marshal.

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Which popular attractions are close to The Towers?

Nearby attractions include Naiset Point, Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park (22 min walk), Terrapin Mountain, Banff National Park (22 min walk).