Mount Astley, Banff National Park

Name: Mount Astley
Address: Banff National Park, Canada

#147 among attractions in Banff National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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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. It was named after Charles D'Oyley Astley, who ran the boat concession on the lake in the late 1800s. ()

Elevation: 9413 ftCoordinates: 51°17'60"N, 115°29'13"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Cascade Mountain, Lake Minnewanka, Mount Aylmer, Mount Inglismaldie.

5.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cascade Mountain, Banff National Park
151 min walk • Cascade Mountain is a mountain located in the Bow River Valley of Banff National Park, adjacent to the town of Banff. The mountain was named in 1858 by James Hector after the waterfall or cascade on the southern flanks of the peak.
5.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Minnewanka, Banff National Park
133 min walk • 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.
2.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Aylmer
73 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.
4.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Inglismaldie, Banff National Park
125 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.
5.4 miNE
Park
Ghost River Wilderness Area
137 min walk • The Ghost River Wilderness Area is a provincially designated wilderness area in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta protecting the headwaters of the Ghost River.
5.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Girouard, Banff National Park
145 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.
4.8 miN
Mountain
Apparition Mountain
123 min walk • Apparition Mountain is a mountain located in the Palliser Range of Alberta, Canada. Named in 1963 by T.W. Swaddle, he felt that the name was suitable given other local land features such as the Ghost River, Phantom Crag and Devil's Head.
5.1 miN
Mountain
Revenant Mountain
130 min walk • Revenant Mountain is a 3,065-metre mountain summit located in southwestern Alberta, Canada. The peak is located in the Palliser Range.
5.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Fairholme Range, Banff National Park
146 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.