Mount Carnarvon, Yoho National Park

Name: Mount Carnarvon
Address: Yoho National Park, Canada

#12 among attractions in Yoho National Park

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Mount Carnarvon is a 3,046-metre mountain summit located in the Kiwetinok River Valley of Yoho National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is The President, 3.9 km to the north-northeast. Both are part of the President Range which is a subset of the Waputik Mountains. Mount Carnarvon is situated five kilometers northwest of Emerald Lake, but is hidden from view behind Emerald Peak. However, Carnarvon is visible from Highway 1, the Trans-Canada Highway. The months July through September offer the most favorable weather for viewing or climbing Mount Carnarvon. ()

Coordinates: 51°28'13"N, 116°35'20"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Takakkaw Falls, Emerald Lake, Stanley Mitchell hut, Mount Burgess.

5.4 miNE
Towering waterfall in Yoho National Park
Takakkaw Falls, Yoho National Park
138 min walk • Takakkaw Falls, a majestic natural wonder nestled within the rugged landscape of Yoho National Park, Canada, stands as one of the tallest waterfalls in the country. The falls plunge from an impressive height of approximately 384 meters (1,260 feet), making it a...
3.1 miSE
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Emerald Lake, Yoho National Park
79 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Yoho National Park in British Columbia, Canada, Emerald Lake presents a serene escape into nature's pristine beauty. Known for its vivid turquoise waters, which owe their color to the fine rock flour carried into the lake by glacier runoff...
4 miN
Hiking, Alpine hut
Stanley Mitchell hut, Yoho National Park
102 min walk • The Stanley Mitchell hut is an alpine hut located at an altitude of 2,060 metres in the Little Yoho Valley in Yoho National Park, British Columbia. It sits in a small meadow not far from the base of a mountain called The President. It serves as a base for hiking, scrambling, ski-touring and climbing the nearby mountains.
5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Burgess, Field
128 min walk • Mount Burgess, 2,599 m, is a mountain in Yoho National Park and is part of the Canadian Rockies. It is located in the southwest buttress of Burgess Pass in the Emerald River and Kicking Horse River Valleys.
6.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Field, Field
155 min walk • Mount Field is a mountain located about 10 km east of the town of Field in Yoho National Park, Canada. The mountain was named in 1884 after Cyrus West Field, an American merchant who had laid the first Atlantic cable, 1858, a second in 1866; Mr.
3.2 miE
Mountain
Michael Peak, Yoho National Park
83 min walk • Michael Peak is a 2,701-metre mountain summit located in Yoho National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is The President, 4.0 km to the west-northwest. Both are part of the President Range which is a subset of the Waputik Mountains.
5.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Twin Falls, Field
141 min walk • Twin Falls is a waterfall in British Columbia, Canada. It is 590 feet high. It is found in Yoho National Park.
2.8 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Vice president, Yoho National Park
71 min walk • A vice president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vice president is on the executive branch of the government, university or company.
5.8 miSE
Park
Burgess Shale, Field
149 min walk • The Burgess Shale is a fossil-bearing deposit exposed in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. It is famous for the exceptional preservation of the soft parts of its fossils. At 508 million years old, it is one of the earliest fossil beds containing soft-part imprints.
2.3 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
President, Yoho National Park
59 min walk • President most commonly refers to: President President, a leader of a college or university President President may also refer...
4.9 miN
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Mount McArthur, Yoho National Park
124 min walk • Mount McArthur is a mountain located in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada. It was named in 1886 by Otto Koltz after James J. McArthur, a land surveyor who mapped the Canadian Rockies for the Canadian Pacific Railway.