Caniche Peak, Mount Robson Provincial Park

#12 among attractions in Mount Robson Provincial Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Caniche Peak is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1922 by Arthur O. Wheeler. He suggested it be called Poodle Park as he thought it resembled the head of a poodle. The French word for poodle, "Caniche", was adopted to give the name more class. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 8373 ftProminence: 56 ftCoordinates: 52°45'14"N, 118°22'16"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Curia Mountain, Mount Fitzwilliam, Mount Clairvaux, Tonquin Valley.

3.2 miNE
Mountain
Curia Mountain, Jasper National Park
83 min walk • Curia Mountain is a summit situated between Clairvaux Creek and Meadow Creek in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. Curia Mountain was so named due to its curia-like outline.
6.4 miNW
Mountain
Mount Fitzwilliam
163 min walk • Mount Fitzwilliam is a 2,901-metre mountain summit located in the Canadian Rockies within Mount Robson Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada. Mount Fitzwilliam is situated 6.0 km south of Yellowhead Pass and 4.0 km west of the Continental Divide, near the headwaters of the...
4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Clairvaux, Mount Robson Provincial Park
102 min walk • Mount Clairvaux is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, SE of the Yellowhead Pass. Clairvaux is the French word for "clear valleys.".
5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Tonquin Valley, Jasper National Park
127 min walk • The Tonquin Valley is located in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada, next to the border of the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia, an area which is also the continental divide, running along the peaks of the South Jasper Range which rise above Amethyst Lake.
3.8 miN
Mountain
Basilica Mountain, Jasper National Park
96 min walk • Basilica Mountain is a summit in Alberta, Canada located between Clairvaux Creek and Meadow Creek. Basilica Mountain was so named on account of its basilica-shaped outline.
3.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Drawbridge Peak, Jasper National Park
100 min walk • Drawbridge Peak is located on the Continental Divide along the provincial borders of Alberta and British Columbia. The Alberta side is in Jasper National Park while Mount Robson Provincial Park is on the B.C. side.
5.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Dungeon Peak, Jasper National Park
144 min walk • Dungeon Peak is a 3,129-metre mountain summit located on the shared border of Jasper National Park in Alberta, and Mount Robson Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada. Dungeon Peak is part of The Ramparts in the Tonquin Valley. The descriptive name was applied in 1916 by Morrison P.
5.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Redoubt Peak, Jasper National Park
137 min walk • Redoubt Peak is a 3,115-metre mountain summit located on the shared border of Jasper National Park in Alberta, and Mount Robson Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada. Redoubt Peak is part of The Ramparts in the Canadian Rockies.
1.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Vista Peak, Mount Robson Provincial Park
41 min walk • Vista Peak is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1917, the name refers to the view from the peak of the mountain.
6.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Paragon Peak, Mount Robson Provincial Park
164 min walk • Paragon Peak is located at the southern end of Mount Robson Provincial Park on the border of Alberta and British Columbia in Canada. It was named in 1921 by Howard Palmer.
3.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bastion Peak, Mount Robson Provincial Park
84 min walk • Bastion Peak is a 2,994 meter mountain summit located on the shared border of Jasper National Park in Alberta, and Mount Robson Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada. It is situated in the Tonquin Valley in the Canadian Rockies.