Quadra Mountain, Banff National Park

Name: Quadra Mountain
Address: Banff National Park, Canada

#38 among attractions in Banff National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Quadra Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1910 by Arthur Oliver Wheeler. The name refers to the mountain's four pinnacles. However, in 1952 the form of the name was changed to Mount Quadra in the mistaken belief that it had been named after Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra—mountains named for people taking the form "Mount Person's Name". In 1983 the form was changed back to Quadra Mountain by British Columbia and Alberta, and in 1984 by Parks Canada. ()

First ascent: 1910Elevation: 10413 ftProminence: 935 ftCoordinates: 51°17'13"N, 116°9'7"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Moraine Lake, Tonsa, Bident Mountain, Eiffel Peak.

2.8 miNW
Glacier-fed lake with a canoe dock
Moraine Lake, Banff National Park
72 min walk • Nestled in the heart of the majestic Canadian Rockies, Moraine Lake is a true jewel of Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. Known for its strikingly vibrant turquoise waters, the lake is surrounded by a breathtaking panorama of towering mountains and lush forest...
2.2 miW
Mountain
Tonsa
56 min walk • Tonsa, or Tonsa Peak, is a 3,053-metre mountain summit located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide in the Canadian Rockies. The mountain forms part of the backdrop to Moraine Lake in the Valley of the Ten Peaks of Banff National Park. It was named in 1894 by Samuel E.S.
0.5 miE
Mountain
Bident Mountain, Banff National Park
13 min walk • Bident Mountain is a 3,088-metre summit in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. With only 103 m prominence, Bident Mountain together with Quadra Mountain form an imposing wall in the Canadian Rockies and act as subpeaks of Mount Fay.
4.8 miNW
Mountain
Eiffel Peak, Banff National Park
122 min walk • Eiffel Peak is a 3,077-metre mountain summit in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It's part of the Bow Range, which is a sub-range of the Canadian Rockies. The nearest higher peak is Mount Temple, 3.0 km to the northeast.
0.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Fay, Kootenay National Park
24 min walk • Mount Fay is a mountain located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide in the Canadian Rockies. The mountain forms part of the backdrop to Moraine Lake in the Valley of the Ten Peaks of Banff National Park. It was named in 1902 by Charles E. Fay, an early explorer of the Canadian Rockies.
1.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Bowlen, Banff National Park
49 min walk • Mount Bowlen is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia and forms part of the Valley of the Ten Peaks. It was named in 1953 after John J.
5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bow Range, Banff National Park
128 min walk • The Bow Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. The range is named in associated with the Bow River and was officially adopted on March 31, 1917 by the Geographic Board of Canada.
4.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Whymper, Kootenay National Park
126 min walk • Mount Whymper, 2,844 m, is a mountain located in the Canadian Rockies, British Columbia, Canada, in the Vermilion Pass area in Kootenay National Park.
4.2 miW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Deltaform Mountain, Yoho National Park
107 min walk • Deltaform Mountain is one of the mountains in the Valley of the Ten Peaks, located on the Continental Divide on the border of British Columbia and Alberta, and also on the border between Banff and Kootenay National Parks in Canada.
2.1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Consolation Valley, Banff National Park
53 min walk • Consolation Valley is a valley in Alberta, Canada. Consolation Valley was so named on account of its fine appearance.
3.4 miW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Mount Tuzo, Yoho National Park
88 min walk • Mount Tuzo, previously "Peak Seven" or "Shagowa", was named in 1907 after its first ascendant Henrietta L. Tuzo. It is located within the Valley of the Ten Peaks in the Canadian Rockies, along the Continental Divide, which forms the boundary between British Columbia and Alberta in this region.