Sunwapta Peak, Jasper National Park

Name: Sunwapta Peak
Address: Jasper National Park, Canada

#79 among attractions in Jasper National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Sunwapta Peak is a peak located in the Sunwapta River valley of Jasper National Park, just north of the Columbia Icefield in Alberta, Canada. The peak was named in 1892 after the Stoney language word sunwapta meaning "turbulent river". The mountain can be seen from the Icefields Parkway. ()

First ascent: 1906Elevation: 10876 ftProminence: 3327 ftCoordinates: 52°20'56"N, 117°16'30"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Tangle Ridge, Mount Cromwell, Mount Engelhard, Mushroom Peak.

3.4 miS
Mountain
Tangle Ridge, Columbia Icefield
87 min walk • Tangle Ridge is a 3,000-metre mountain summit located in Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Tangle Ridge is situated south of Beauty Creek and north of Tangle Creek, in the Sunwapta River valley.
7.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Cromwell, Jasper National Park
190 min walk • Mount Cromwell is a mountain located in the Sunwapta River Valley of Jasper National Park, in Alberta, Canada. Cromwell lines two km north of the east summit of Stutfield Peak. The mountain was named in 1972 by J.
7.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Engelhard, Jasper National Park
193 min walk • Mount Engelhard is a 3,270-metre mountain summit located between the Athabasca River valley and Sunwapta River valley of Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.
5.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mushroom Peak, Jasper National Park
147 min walk • Mushroom Peak is a mountain located in the Sunwapta River valley of Alberta, Canada's Jasper National Park, lying just over a kilometre east of Diadem Peak.

Sunwapta Peak, Jasper National Park

Facts and practical information

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

Tangle Ridge, Columbia Icefield

Mount Cromwell, Jasper National Park

Mount Engelhard, Jasper National Park

Mushroom Peak, Jasper National Park