Tonsa

#133 among destinations in Canada

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Tonsa, or Tonsa Peak, is a 3,053-metre mountain summit located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide in the Canadian Rockies. The mountain forms part of the backdrop to Moraine Lake in the Valley of the Ten Peaks of Banff National Park. It was named in 1894 by Samuel E.S. Allen for the Stoney Indian word for the number four. ()

Coordinates: 51°17'53"N, 116°11'59"W

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Tonsa – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Bowlen, Mount Tuzo, Mount Perren, Mount Allen.

0.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Bowlen, Banff National Park
14 min walk • Mount Bowlen is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia and forms part of the Valley of the Ten Peaks. It was named in 1953 after John J.
1.2 miW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Mount Tuzo, Yoho National Park
32 min walk • Mount Tuzo, previously "Peak Seven" or "Shagowa", was named in 1907 after its first ascendant Henrietta L. Tuzo. It is located within the Valley of the Ten Peaks in the Canadian Rockies, along the Continental Divide, which forms the boundary between British Columbia and Alberta in this region.
0.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Perren, Kootenay National Park
11 min walk • Mount Perren is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1968 after Walter Perren, a Swiss climbing guide and Parks Canada service warden.
1 miSW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Mount Allen, Yoho National Park
26 min walk • Mount Allen is a mountain in the Canadian Rockies, located on the Continental Divide, which forms the provincial boundary between British Columbia and Alberta in this region. J. Monroe Thorington named this mountain for Samuel Evans Stokes Allen in 1924.
0.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Little, Kootenay National Park
19 min walk • Mount Little is located at the Northern end of Kootenay National Park on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1916 after George F. Little, a member of the first ascent party.

Tonsa

Facts and practical information

Tonsa – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Mount Bowlen, Banff National Park

Mount Tuzo, Yoho National Park

Mount Perren, Kootenay National Park

Mount Allen, Yoho National Park

Mount Little, Kootenay National Park