Pulsatilla Pass, Banff National Park

Name: Pulsatilla Pass
Address: Banff National Park, Canada

#164 among attractions in Banff National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass

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Pulsatilla Pass Is a pass located in Banff National Park. As the sources for both Johnston Creek, and Wildflower Creek it is located near the Sawback Range between Johnston Canyon and Lake Louise, Alberta. ()

Maximum elevation: 7749 ftCoordinates: 51°24'50"N, 115°57'40"W

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Pulsatilla Pass – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lychnis Mountain, Tilted Mountain, Ptarmigan Peak, Redoubt Mountain.

4.7 miN
Mountain
Lychnis Mountain, Banff National Park
121 min walk • Lychnis Mountain is a 3,124-metre mountain summit located in Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. It is part of the Sawback Range. Its nearest higher peak is Mount St. Bride, 3.1 km to the north.
5.2 miN
Mountain
Tilted Mountain, Banff National Park
132 min walk • Tilted Mountain is a 2,591-metre mountain summit located in Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. It is part of the Sawback Range.
7.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ptarmigan Peak, Banff National Park
198 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.
6.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Redoubt Mountain, Banff National Park
162 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.
3.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bonnet Peak, Banff National Park
91 min walk • Bonnet Peak is a massif consisting of three separate peaks. It is near the source of Johnston Creek although its southern and eastern slopes drain into the Cascade River. Named in 1890 due to its appearance with a cap of snow. It is located in the Sawback Range of Alberta.
5.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Brachiopod Mountain, Banff National Park
146 min walk • Brachiopod Mountain was named by James F. Porter for the fossil brachiopods found in the Devonian limestone of the mountain. It is located in the Slate Range, a subset of the Canadian Rockies in Alberta, Canada.
5.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Block Mountain, Banff National Park
138 min walk • "Block mountains" are caused by faults in the crust: a plane where rocks have moved past each other. When rocks on one side of a fault rise relative to the other, it can form a mountain. The uplifted blocks are block mountains or horsts.
4.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Ishbel, Banff National Park
104 min walk • Mount Ishbel is a mountain peak in Banff National Park of Alberta, Canada. The peak is located in the Sawback Range in Alberta's Rockies, north of the Bow Valley Parkway and east of Johnston Canyon.
4.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Anthozoan Mountain, Banff National Park
104 min walk • Anthozoan Mountain is a mountain in the Slate Range of Alberta, Canada. Named in 1925, fossilized anthozoans are found in the Devonian limestone of the mountain.
5.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Heather Ridge, Banff National Park
135 min walk • Heather Ridge is located in the Slate Range in Alberta. Like other mountains in Banff Park, Heather Ridge is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.