Mount Byng

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Mount Byng is a 2,965-metre mountain summit located in the upper Spray River Valley of southern Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. It is the highest point in the Blue Range. Mount Byng's nearest higher peak is Mount Alcantara, 6.5 km to the west-southwest. The mighty Mount Assiniboine is situated 10.0 km to the northwest of Byng. ()

Coordinates: 50°49'44"N, 115°31'33"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Mount Shark, Mount Turner, Mount Assiniboine, Marvel Peak.

5.1 miE
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Mount Shark
130 min walk • Mount Shark is a 2,786-metre mountain summit located in the Spray Valley of Kananaskis Country at the northern tip of the Spray Mountains range. It is situated on the southern boundary of Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.
2.7 miNE
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Mount Turner
70 min walk • Mount Turner is a 2,806-metre mountain summit located in the upper Spray River Valley of southern Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.
6.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Assiniboine, Banff National Park
157 min walk • Mount Assiniboine, also known as Assiniboine Mountain, is a pyramidal peak mountain located on the Great Divide, on the British Columbia/Alberta border in Canada.
2.4 miNW
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Marvel Peak
62 min walk • Marvel Peak is a 2,708-metre mountain summit located in the southern tip of Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.
5 miNE
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Cone Mountain
129 min walk • Cone Mountain is a summit in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. It is the southernmost peak in the Sundance Range. Cone Mountain was so named in 1915 on account of its shape.
6 miNW
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Naiset Point, Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park
154 min walk • Naiset Point is a 2,755-metre mountain summit located in Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada.
6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Lunette Peak, Banff National Park
153 min walk • Lunette Peak is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the SE side of Mount Assiniboine along the Continental Divide. It was named in 1913 by the Interprovincial Boundary Survey.
5.2 miNW
Natural attraction, Mountain
The Towers, Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park
133 min walk • The Towers is a 2,842-metre mountain located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It also straddles the shared boundary of Banff National Park with Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park. It was named in 1917 by Arthur O. Wheeler.
6.6 miNE
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Mount Fortune
169 min walk • Mount Fortune is a summit in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. Mount Fortune was named in tribute to HMS Fortune, a British warship.
0.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Aurora Mountain, Banff National Park
20 min walk • Aurora Mountain is located in the Blue Range of the Canadian Rockies, which forms part of the Continental Divide and the provincial boundary between British Columbia and Alberta. It is named after HMS Aurora, a British Royal Navy light cruiser launched in 1913 that was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1920.
4.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Eon Mountain, Banff National Park
110 min walk • Eon Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It is Alberta's 41st highest peak, and the 53rd highest peak in British Columbia. It was named in 1901 by James Outram. The first ascent of Eon was made on July 17, 1921 by Winthrop E.

Mount Byng

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