Mount Richards, Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park

Name: Mount Richards
Address: Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, Canada

#1 among attractions in Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park

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Mount Richards, Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park

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Mount Richards is a 2,377-meter-elevation mountain summit located in Waterton Lakes National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. It is situated just north of the Canada–United States border, with the south footing of the mountain at Boundary Creek just within Glacier National Park of the United States. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Alderson, 2.0 km to the northwest. Bertha Lake and Bertha Peak are situated immediately to the north. ()

Elevation: 7785 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 49°0'38"N, 113°56'35"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Crypt Falls, Cameron Lake, Vimy Peak, Crypt Lake Trail.

4.6 miE
Natural attraction, Hiking trail, Park
Crypt Falls, Waterton Lakes National Park
118 min walk • Crypt Falls is a waterfall in southwestern Alberta in Waterton Lakes National Park. It is viewable from the Crypt Lake Trail via ferry service from the Waterton town-site. It drops out of Crypt Lake and feeds a smaller lake below it.
4.9 miW
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Cameron Lake, Waterton Lakes National Park
125 min walk • Cameron Lake is at the end of the Akamina Parkway, Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada. It is named after Donald Roderick Cameron a British Royal Artillery captain.
4.3 miNE
Lake
Vimy Peak, Waterton Lakes National Park
110 min walk • Vimy Peak is a 2,385-metre summit located in Waterton Lakes National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. It is set along the east shore of Waterton Lake on the opposite side from Waterton Park townsite.
4.7 miE
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Crypt Lake Trail, Waterton Lakes National Park
119 min walk • The Crypt Lake Trail is one of the premium hikes in Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is accessed by a dedicated ferry service operating from the Waterton Park Townsite.
4.6 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
First Oil Well in Western Canada, Waterton Lakes National Park
118 min walk • The First Oil Well in Western Canada also known as Lineham Discovery Well No. 1, is a defunct oil well and national historic site of Canada which commemorates the 21 September 1902 oil strike in what is now Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta.
3.7 miW
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Summit Lake, Waterton Lakes National Park
95 min walk • Summit Lake is located east of Cameron Lake in Waterton Lakes National Park Alberta, Canada along the Alderson-Carthew trail. It lies in the pass between Mount Carthew and Mount Custer.
4.6 miN
Lake
Mount Crandell, Waterton Lakes National Park
118 min walk • Mount Crandell is a 2,381-metre mountain summit located in Waterton Lakes National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. It is situated immediately north of the Waterton townsite. Its nearest higher peak is Bertha Peak, 2.94 km to the south-southwest.
1.5 miNW
Mountain
Mount Alderson, Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
38 min walk • Mount Alderson is a 2,692-metre summit located in Waterton Lakes National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Custer, 8.0 km to the southwest.
3.9 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Waterton Lake, Waterton Lakes National Park
101 min walk • Waterton Lake is a mountain lake in southern Alberta, Canada and northern Montana, United States. The lake is composed of two bodies of water, connected by a shallow channel known locally as the Bosporus.
3 miNW
Mountain
Mount Carthew, Waterton Lakes National Park
78 min walk • Mount Carthew is a 2,636-metre mountain summit located in Waterton Lakes National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Mount Carthew was named after William Morden Carthew, a World War I casualty.
2.2 miN
Lake
Bertha Peak, Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
55 min walk • Bertha Peak is a 2,454-metre mountain summit located in Waterton Lakes National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. It is situated behind the Waterton townsite. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Alderson, 2.0 km to the southwest.