Howse Peak, Banff National Park

Name: Howse Peak
Address: Banff National Park, Canada

#62 among attractions in Banff National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Howse Peak is the highest mountain in the Waputik Mountains, a subrange of the Canadian Rockies. It is located 5 km west of the Icefields Parkway, above Chephren Lake, on the continental divide between Alberta and British Columbia. At 3,295 m, it is the 46th highest peak in Alberta, and the 59th highest in British Columbia. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1902Elevation: 10810 ftProminence: 4026 ftCoordinates: 51°48'46"N, 116°40'52"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Epaulette Mountain, Mount Chephren, Kaufmann Peaks, Mount Patterson.

4.3 miNW
Mountain
Epaulette Mountain
111 min walk • Epaulette Mountain is a 3,094-metre mountain summit located between the Howse River valley and Mistaya River valley of Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Sarbach, 3.64 km to the northwest.
1.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Chephren, Banff National Park
49 min walk • Mount Chephren is a mountain located in the Mistaya River Valley of Banff National Park, Canada. Mount Chephren was named after Chephren, the 4th Dynasty Egyptian pharaoh. The mountain was originally named Pyramid Mountain in 1897 by J.
5.7 miNW
Mountain
Kaufmann Peaks
146 min walk • Kaufmann Peaks is a 3,110 and 3,094 metre double summit located on a ridge between the Howse River valley and Mistaya River valley of Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Sarbach, 2.0 km to the northwest, with Epaulette Mountain immediately to the southeast.
6.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Patterson, Banff National Park
163 min walk • Mount Patterson is a peak in the Waputik Range of the Canadian Rockies. It is located within Banff National Park in Alberta of Western Canada. Mount Patterson stands across the Mistaya River Valley from Mount Weed, and both are prominent features seen from the Icefields Parkway...
3.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Breaker Mountain, Banff National Park
94 min walk • Breaker Mountain is a mountain located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It is part of the Waputik Range. It was named in 1917 by Arthur O. Wheeler for the resemblance of a cornice on its summit to a breaking wave.
5.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Conway, Banff National Park
149 min walk • Mount Conway is a mountain located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1901 by J. Norman Collie after Martin Conway, an alpinist.
1.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Stairway Peak, Banff National Park
45 min walk • Stairway Peak is a 3,006 metres mountain summit located on the Continental Divide, on the shared border of Alberta and British Columbia in the Canadian Rockies.
1.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Midway Peak, Banff National Park
35 min walk • Midway Peak is a 2,923 metres mountain summit located on the Continental Divide, on the shared border of Alberta and British Columbia in the Canadian Rockies.
1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Synge, Banff National Park
25 min walk • Mount Synge is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1918 after Synge, Captain Millington Henry.
5.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Sarbach, Banff National Park
146 min walk • Mount Sarbach is a mountain located in Banff National Park between Mistaya River and Howse River and is visible from the Icefields Parkway. The mountain is named after Peter Sarbach, a mountain guide from Switzerland, who guided the first ascent by J. Norman Collie and G.P. Baker in 1897.
~400 ftN
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Waputik Mountains, Banff National Park
2 min walk • The Waputik Mountains are a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies, located on the Continental Divide between Banff and Yoho National Park. Covering an area of 1,069 square kilometres, the range is located west of the Howse, Blaeberry and Amiskwi Rivers and east of the Bow and Mistaya Rivers and south to Kicking Horse Pass.