Lake Minnewanka, Banff National Park

Name: Lake Minnewanka
Address: Banff National Park, Canada

#35 among attractions in Banff National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Lake Minnewanka is a glacial lake located in the eastern area of Banff National Park in Canada, about five kilometres northeast of the Banff townsite. The lake is 21 km long and 142 m deep, making it the 2nd longest lake in the mountain parks of the Canadian Rockies. ()

Alternative names: Length: 17.4 miMaximum depth: 466 ftElevation: 5938 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°15'22"N, 115°23'20"W

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Lake Minnewanka – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Aylmer, Mount Inglismaldie, Mount Girouard, Mount Costigan.

5.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Aylmer
129 min walk • Mount Aylmer is a mountain in Banff National Park, Canada. At 3,162 m, it is the highest point of the Palliser Range and the entire East Banff Ranges of the Canadian Rockies. The mountain was named in 1890 by J.J. McArthur after his hometown of Aylmer, Quebec. The summit can be climbed via scrambling.
1.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Inglismaldie, Banff National Park
45 min walk • Mount Inglismaldie is the second highest peak of the Fairholme Range in Banff National Park. It is located immediately west of Mount Girouard in the Bow River valley south of Lake Minnewanka. The mountain was named in 1886 by park superintendent George A. Stewart after Inglismaldie Castle in Kincardineshire, Scotland.
1.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Girouard, Banff National Park
38 min walk • Mount Girouard is the highest peak of the Fairholme Range in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. Mt. Girouard is located in the Bow River valley south of Lake Minnewanka.
5.2 miNE
Mountain
Mount Costigan
133 min walk • Mount Costigan is a summit in Alberta, Canada. Mount Costigan was named for John Costigan, a government official.
3.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Peechee, Banff National Park
83 min walk • Mount Peechee is the third highest peak of the Fairholme Range in Banff National Park. Mt. Peechee is located immediately southeast of Mount Girouard in the Bow River valley south of Lake Minnewanka.
5.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Astley, Banff National Park
133 min walk • Mount Astley is a 2,869-metre mountain summit located in the Palliser Range of the Canadian Rockies in Alberta, Canada. It is situated in Banff National Park above Lake Minnewanka.
1.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Fairholme Range, Banff National Park
36 min walk • The Fairholme Range is a mountain range east of the Bow River valley in the Canadian Rockies. The range is bounded on the west side by the Trans-Canada Highway as it passes through the towns of Exshaw and Canmore, while the northern section of the range extends into Banff National Park to the southern shores of Lake Minnewanka.
5.8 miSW
Lake, Park
Johnson Lake, Banff National Park
148 min walk • Johnson Lake is a small alpine lake in Elmore County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is accessed from Sawtooth National Forest a cutoff of trail 459 along Johnson Creek.