Scarab Peak

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Scarab Peak is a 2,918 metres mountain summit located on the Continental Divide, on the shared border between Banff and Kootenay national parks in Canada. Scarab Peak is part of the Ball Range in the Canadian Rockies. The peak is situated one kilometre east-southeast of Haiduk Peak and 8.32 km southeast of Mount Ball. The mountain's name scarab was in keeping with the Egyptian theme of the immediate area, e.g. Egypt Lake, Mummy Lake, Pharaoh Peaks, names which were applied in 1922 by Arthur O. Wheeler of the Interprovincial Boundary Survey. Wheeler regarded the area particularly beautiful when he wrote: "After 30 years of exploration, surveys and mapping the main ranges of the Canadian Rockies, the writer.. can safely say that outstanding among them for scenic charm and interest may be classed the group of peaks, lakes and alpine meadows of the Egypt Lake area." ()

Coordinates: 51°5'46"N, 115°55'58"W

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Scarab Peak – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Brett, Stanley Peak, Twin Cairns, Mount Ball.

6.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Brett, Banff National Park
170 min walk • Mount Brett is a 2,984-metre summit located in the Massive Range of Alberta, Canada It is situated in Banff National Park, 20 kilometres west of Banff townsite, in the Canadian Rockies. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Ball, 12.52 km to the west.
7.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Stanley Peak, Kootenay National Park
187 min walk • Stanley Peak is a 3,155-metre mountain located in the Ball Range, at the northeastern section of Kootenay National Park, in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
5.7 miE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Twin Cairns, Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park
146 min walk • Twin Cairns is a mountain located southeast of Simpson Pass and southwest of Banff Sunshine, along the Continental Divide which separates British Columbia and Alberta in the Rocky Mountains of western Canada.
5.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Ball, Banff National Park
134 min walk • Mount Ball is a mountain located on the Continental Divide, on the borders of Banff and Kootenay national parks in Western Canada. Mt. Ball is the highest peak of the Ball Range in the Canadian Rockies.
3.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Isabelle Peak, Banff National Park
100 min walk • Isabelle Peak is a peak located on the Continental Divide on the border of Banff and Kootenay National Parks in the Canadian Rockies.
0.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Haiduk Peak, Banff National Park
23 min walk • Haiduk Peak is a 2,920-metre peak, probably after Haiduk, district, Hungary or Hideghut, village of Rumania. Haiduk Peak is located on the Continental Divide on the border of Banff and Kootenay National Parks at the head of Haiduk Creek.
6.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Beatrice Peak, Banff National Park
157 min walk • Beatrice Peak is a peak located on the Continental Divide on the border of Banff and Kootenay National Parks, between Stanley Peak and Mount Ball.
4.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Simpson Pass, Banff National Park
117 min walk • Simpson Pass, el. 2,107 m, is a mountain pass on the border between the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia, in the area of the Ball Range.
5.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Ball Range, Banff National Park
136 min walk • The Ball Range is a mountain range on the Continental Divide between Vermilion Pass and Red Earth Pass in Kootenay National Park, Canada. The range is named after John Ball, a politician who helped secure funding for the Palliser expedition.