Throne Mountain, Jasper National Park

Name: Throne Mountain
Address: Jasper National Park, Canada

#20 among attractions in Jasper National Park

Mountain

Gallery (1)

Map

Map

Facts and practical information

Throne Mountain is a prominent 3,120-metre mountain summit located in Jasper National Park, in the South Jasper Ranges of the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. It is situated 24 kilometres south of the town of Jasper, and 8 kilometres east of Tonquin Valley. The nearest higher neighbor is Mount Edith Cavell, 5.8 km to the east, and Franchère Peak lies 7.0 km to the northeast. The peak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to the Jurassic periods, that was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny. ()

Coordinates: 52°39'47"N, 118°8'22"W

Address

Jasper National Park Canada

ContactAdd

Social media

Add

Jasper National Park

Day trips

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

Nearby attractions include: Franchère Peak, Mount Edith Cavell, Mount Erebus, Outpost Peak.

4 miNE
Mountain
Franchère Peak, Jasper National Park
104 min walk • Franchère Peak is a 2,805-metre mountain summit located in the Astoria River valley of Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. The mountain was named in 1917 for Gabriel Franchère, a French Canadian author and explorer of the Pacific Northwest who wrote the first account of an 1814 journey over Athabasca Pass.
3.5 miE
Mountain with scenic trails and a glacier
Mount Edith Cavell, Jasper National Park
89 min walk • Mount Edith Cavell is a mountain located in the Athabasca River and Astoria River valleys of Jasper National Park, and the most prominent peak entirely within Alberta.
5.7 miW
Mountain
Mount Erebus
147 min walk • Mount Erebus is a 3,112-metre mountain summit located near one of the most beautiful mountain meccas in the world, the Tonquin Valley of Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada.
5.3 miW
Mountain
Outpost Peak
136 min walk • Outpost Peak is a 2,880-metre double peak mountain located in the Tonquin Valley of Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada. The northeast peak is identified on some maps as Outpost Peak, but the southwest peak is higher.
3.4 miN
Mountain
Chak Peak, Jasper National Park
87 min walk • Chak Peak is a 2,775-metre mountain summit located in the Athabasca River valley of Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Chak is a name derived from the Stoney language meaning "eagle".
3.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Angel Glacier, Jasper National Park
82 min walk • The Angel Glacier is an extensive glacier which flows down the north face of Mount Edith Cavell in Jasper National Park, Canada. It is named as such because it has the appearance of an angel with out-swept wings. It was significantly larger when it was named in the 19th-century and is melting rapidly.
6.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Tonquin Valley, Jasper National Park
168 min walk • The Tonquin Valley is located in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada, next to the border of the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia, an area which is also the continental divide, running along the peaks of the South Jasper Range which rise above Amethyst Lake.
3.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
South Jasper Ranges, Jasper National Park
89 min walk • The South Jasper Ranges are mountain ranges of the Rocky Mountains in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. It is a part of the Central Main Ranges of the Canadian Rockies, located on the Continental Divide, in Jasper National Park and Mount Robson Provincial Park.
5 miNW
Mountain
Mount Clitheroe, Jasper National Park
128 min walk • Mount Clitheroe is a summit in Alberta, Canada. It takes its name from Clitheroe, in England.
2 miSE
Mountain
Chevron Mountain, Jasper National Park
52 min walk • Chevron Mountain is a summit in Alberta, Canada. Chevron Mountain was named for the fact it resembles a chevron.
4.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Aquila Mountain, Jasper National Park
126 min walk • Aquila Mountain is a 2,840-metre mountain summit located in the Athabasca River valley of Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Aquila Mountain was so named on account of eagles in the area, aquila meaning "eagle" in Latin.