Mount Afton, Glacier National Park

Name: Mount Afton
Address: Glacier National Park, Canada

#4 among attractions in Glacier National Park

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Mount Afton is a 2,553-metre mountain summit located in Glacier National Park in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. It is situated near the north end of Asulkan Ridge, 8 km south of Rogers Pass, 56 km northeast of Revelstoke, and 40 km west of Golden. ()

Coordinates: 51°14'8"N, 117°30'48"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Youngs Peak, Mount Swanzy, Arthur O. Wheeler hut, Cheops Mountain.

3.5 miSE
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Youngs Peak, Glacier National Park
90 min walk • Youngs Peak is a 2,815-metre glaciated mountain summit in Glacier National Park, in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. It is 12 km south of Rogers Pass, 58 km northeast of Revelstoke, and 36 km west of Golden. The mountain was first climbed in 1898 by Charles Ernest Fay and Redt F. Curtis.
1.9 miS
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Mount Swanzy, Glacier National Park
49 min walk • Mount Swanzy is a 2,891-metre mountain summit located in Glacier National Park in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. Mount Swanzy is surrounded by ice including the Bonney Glacier, Clarke Glacier, and Swanzy Glacier. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Bonney, 1.0 km to the west.
2.2 miNE
Hiking, Alpine hut, Vernacular architecture
Arthur O. Wheeler hut, Glacier National Park
56 min walk • The Arthur O. Wheeler hut is an alpine hut located four km southwest of Rogers Pass in Glacier National Park, British Columbia.
3.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cheops Mountain, Glacier National Park
93 min walk • Cheops Mountain, is a 2,581-metre mountain summit located in Glacier National Park in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, Canada.
5.9 miNW
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Ursus Minor Mountain, Glacier National Park
150 min walk • Ursus Minor Mountain is a 2,749-metre mountain summit located in Glacier National Park, in the Hermit Range of the Selkirk Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. Ursus Minor Mountain is situated 56 km northeast of Revelstoke, and 44 km west of Golden. It is also set 3.5 km northwest of Cheops Mountain, and 4 km west of Rogers Pass.
4.6 miN
Mountain pass with history exhibits
Rogers Pass, Glacier National Park
117 min walk • Rogers Pass is a high mountain pass through the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, but the term also includes the approaches used by the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Trans-Canada Highway.
5.8 miNW
Mountain
Ursus Major Mountain, Glacier National Park
147 min walk • Ursus Major Mountain is a 2,705-metre mountain summit located in Glacier National Park, in the Hermit Range of the Selkirk Mountains in British Columbia, Canada.
2.4 miSW
Mountain
Mount Bonney, Glacier National Park
62 min walk • Mount Bonney, is a 3,100-metre mountain summit located in Glacier National Park in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, Canada.
2.9 miW
Mountain
Mount Green, Glacier National Park
75 min walk • Mount Green is a 2,692-metre mountain summit located in Glacier National Park, in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. It is situated 4 km north-northwest of Mount Bonney, 10 km southwest of Rogers Pass, 52 km northeast of Revelstoke, and 44 km west of Golden. The mountain was named by Arthur Oliver Wheeler for Rev.
4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Sir Donald, Glacier National Park
103 min walk • Mount Sir Donald is a 3,284-metre mountain summit located in the Rogers Pass area of Glacier National Park in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, Canada.
3.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Illecillewaet Glacier, Glacier National Park
79 min walk • The Illecillewaet Glacier is a glacier in British Columbia, Canada. It is located inside Glacier National Park in the Selkirk Mountains, a sub-range of the Columbia Mountains.

Mount Afton, Glacier National Park

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