Whitehorn Mountain, Banff National Park

Name: Whitehorn Mountain
Address: Banff National Park, Canada

#31 among attractions in Banff National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Whitehorn Mountain is located in the Slate Range of Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1884Elevation: 8599 ftProminence: 548 ftCoordinates: 51°28'3"N, 116°8'28"W

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Whitehorn Mountain – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lake Louise Ski Resort, Skoki Ski Lodge, The Beehive, Mount St. Piran.

2 miSW
Winter sport, Ski area
Lake Louise Ski Resort, Lake Louise
51 min walk • The Lake Louise Ski Resort & Summer Gondola is a ski resort in western Canada, located in Banff National Park near the village of Lake Louise, Alberta. Located 57 km west of Banff, Lake Louise is one of three major ski resorts within Banff National Park.
4.7 miNE
Winter sport, Ski area
Skoki Ski Lodge, Banff National Park
121 min walk • The Skoki Ski Lodge National Historic Site of Canada was built in 1930-31 in the Skoki Valley of Canada's Banff National Park. Built by local members of the Ski Club of the Canadian Rockies, the lodge was the first commercial building built specifically to serve skiers in Canada, and possibly in North America.
5.7 miSW
Natural attraction, Mountain, Geologic formation
The Beehive, Lake Louise
147 min walk • The Beehive is a mountain located in Banff National Park of Alberta, Canada. It was named by J. Willoughby Astley in 1890 because the mountain resembles a beehive.
5.8 miSW
Natural attraction, Mountain, Hiking trail
Mount St. Piran, Lake Louise
147 min walk • Mount St. Piran is a mountain in Banff National Park near Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. Located in the Bow River Valley southeast of the Minewakun Lake Valley; northwest of Lake Agnes; between Lake Louise Valley and lower Bath Creek, Banff Park, Alberta.
4.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Fossil Mountain, Banff National Park
122 min walk • Fossil Mountain is a mountain located south of Skoki Mountain in Banff National Park, Canada. The mountain was named in 1906 by M.P. Bridgland, of the first ascent party, after the numerous fossils that can be found on its slopes. Fossil Mountain is the site of the first known skiing fatality in the Canadian Rockies.
2.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ptarmigan Peak, Banff National Park
71 min walk • Ptarmigan Peak is a peak located beside Pika Peak in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. The mountain was named in 1909 by J.W.A. Hickson after he found several ptarmigan in the meadows below the peak. Hickson also made the first ascent guided by Edward Feuz jr.
1.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Hidden Lake, Banff National Park
48 min walk • Hidden Lake is a small glacial lake in the Skoki Valley of Banff National Park, Canada. It is located in the Slate Range of the Canadian Rockies.
4.6 miSW
51°25'1"N • 116°12'43"W
Moraine Lake Shuttle, Lake Louise
119 min walk • Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
2.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Redoubt Mountain, Banff National Park
66 min walk • Redoubt Mountain is a mountain located in Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. It forms the southern buttress of Boulder Pass. The mountain was named in 1908 by Arthur O. Wheeler, founding member of the Alpine Club of Canada, as it resembled a redoubt.
2.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Richardson, Banff National Park
55 min walk • Mount Richardson is the highest mountain of the Slate Range located beside Pika Peak in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. The mountain was named in 1859 by James Hector after Sir John Richardson who was the ship's surgeon and naturalist on John Franklin's 1819 and 1825 expeditions into the Arctic.
5.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Skoki Mountain, Banff National Park
142 min walk • Skoki Mountain is a mountain located in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is situated towards the east of the Skoki Valley, at the head of the Red Deer River, and is part of the Slate Range.