Mount Galatea

#1243 among destinations in Canada

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Mount Galatea is the highest peak of the Kananaskis Range, a subrange of the Canadian Rockies in the province of Alberta. It is located in the upper Spray Lakes Valley of the Kananaskis Country system of provincial parks. The mountain was named after the Royal Navy cruiser HMS Galatea. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1930Elevation: 10449 ftProminence: 4199 ftCoordinates: 50°50'23"N, 115°16'23"W

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AlbertaCanada

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

Nearby attractions include: Golf Course, Chester Lake, Mount Smuts, Mount Kidd.

7 miNE
Golf
Golf Course, Kananaskis Country
180 min walk • Kananaskis Country Golf Course is a public 36-hole golf course situated in Kananaskis Country, a park system west of Calgary, Alberta, Canada in the foothills and front ranges of the Canadian Rockies.
1.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Chester Lake
50 min walk • Chester Lake is a small lake in the Alberta side of the Canadian Rockies. It is located in the valley north west of Mount Chester in Spray Valley Provincial Park, Kananaskis Country in Alberta, Canada.
5.4 miSW
Mountain
Mount Smuts
139 min walk • Mount Smuts is a 2,938-metre mountain summit located in the Spray Valley, near the northern end of the Spray Mountains range. It is situated on the shared boundary of Peter Lougheed Provincial Park with Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.
5.2 miNE
Mountain
Mount Kidd, Kananaskis Country
133 min walk • Mount Kidd is a 2,958-metre double-summit massif centrally located in Kananaskis Country in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.
1.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
The Fortress
39 min walk • The Fortress is a mountain located SE of Gusty Peak in the Kananaskis River Valley of Kananaskis Park of the Canadian Rockies. When viewed from Highway 40, the north face presents a fortress like appearance.
5.1 miN
Mountain
Mount Bogart, Kananaskis Country
130 min walk • Mount Bogart is a 3,144-metre summit located in Kananaskis Country in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Mount Bogart's nearest higher peak is Wind Mountain, 4.7 km to the north.
4.7 miSW
Mountain
Commonwealth Peak
121 min walk • Commonwealth Peak is a 2,775-metre mountain summit in the Spray Mountains, a sub-range of the Canadian Rockies in Alberta, Canada. The mountain is situated in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Birdwood, 1.0 km to the west.
2.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Chester
60 min walk • Mount Chester is a mountain located in the Smith-Dorrien Creek Valley of Kananaskis in the Canadian Rockies. The mountain was named in 1917 after HMS Chester, which was severely damaged in the Battle of Jutland.
2.4 miNW
Mountain
Mount Engadine
61 min walk • Mount Engadine is a 2,972-metre mountain summit located in the Spray River Valley of Kananaskis Country, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.
3.4 miSE
Mountain
Mount James Walker
86 min walk • Mount James Walker is a 3,035-metre mountain summit located in Kananaskis Country in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Mount James Walker is situated within Spray Valley Provincial Park, and its nearest higher peak is Mount Galatea, 5.0 km to the northwest.
5.8 miNW
Lake
Spray Lakes Reservoir
147 min walk • Spray Lakes Reservoir is a reservoir in Alberta, Canada. The Spray Lakes were a string of lakes formed along the Spray River, a tributary of the Bow River. With the damming of the river, the lakes were united in the Spray Lakes Reservoir. It lies between the Goat Range and the...