Improvement District No. 9, Banff National Park

#190 among attractions in Banff National Park

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Improvement District No. 9, or Improvement District No. 9, is an improvement district in Alberta, Canada. Coextensive with Banff National Park in Alberta's Rockies, the improvement district is the municipality that provides local government for the portion of the park outside the Town of Banff. ()

Area: 2620.58 mi²Coordinates: 51°34'5"N, 116°4'10"W

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Improvement District No. 9 – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Skoki Ski Lodge, Mount St. Bride, Fossil Mountain, Ptarmigan Peak.

3.2 miS
Winter sport, Ski area
Skoki Ski Lodge, Banff National Park
81 min walk • The Skoki Ski Lodge National Historic Site of Canada was built in 1930-31 in the Skoki Valley of Canada's Banff National Park. Built by local members of the Ski Club of the Canadian Rockies, the lodge was the first commercial building built specifically to serve skiers in Canada, and possibly in North America.
6.4 miSE
Mountain
Mount St. Bride, Banff National Park
164 min walk • Mount St. Bride is a prominent 3,312-metre mountain summit located in Banff National Park, in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta. It is the highest point in the Sawback Range. Its nearest higher peak is Cataract Peak, 18.8 km to the northwest. The mountain is situated 2.0 km to the...
4.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Fossil Mountain, Banff National Park
118 min walk • Fossil Mountain is a mountain located south of Skoki Mountain in Banff National Park, Canada. The mountain was named in 1906 by M.P. Bridgland, of the first ascent party, after the numerous fossils that can be found on its slopes. Fossil Mountain is the site of the first known skiing fatality in the Canadian Rockies.
5.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ptarmigan Peak, Banff National Park
136 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.
5.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Richardson, Banff National Park
139 min walk • Mount Richardson is the highest mountain of the Slate Range located beside Pika Peak in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. The mountain was named in 1859 by James Hector after Sir John Richardson who was the ship's surgeon and naturalist on John Franklin's 1819 and 1825 expeditions into the Arctic.
2.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Skoki Mountain, Banff National Park
68 min walk • Skoki Mountain is a mountain located in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is situated towards the east of the Skoki Valley, at the head of the Red Deer River, and is part of the Slate Range.
5.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pika Peak, Banff National Park
133 min walk • Pika Peak is a mountain located between Mount Richardson and Ptarmigan Peak in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada The mountain was named in 1928 after the pika, the small "rock rabbit" that inhabits alpine regions.
3.6 miS
Valley
Skoki Valley, Banff National Park
93 min walk • Skoki Valley is a valley in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada near the Town of Lake Louise. The valley is home to many lakes and passes such as Hidden Lake, Ptarmigan Lake and Deception Pass.
~570 ftNW
Mountain
Cyclone Mountain, Banff National Park
3 min walk • Cyclone Mountain is a summit located south of the Drummond Glacier in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. A cyclone which occurred at the time of the mountain's naming accounts for the name.
3.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Oyster Peak, Banff National Park
94 min walk • Oyster Peak was named by George M. Dawson in 1884. It is located in the Sawback Range in Alberta.
2.9 miNE
Mountain
Mount Drummond, Banff National Park
75 min walk • Mount Drummond may refer to Mount Drummond in Alberta, Canada Mount Drummond in British Columbia, Canada Mount Drummond in British Columbia, Canada Mount Drummond in South Australia...