Bush Pass, Banff National Park

#185 among attractions in Banff National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass

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Bush Pass is a mountain pass in the Canadian Rockies, on the border between the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. it is located at the headwaters of the Valenciennes River, formerly known as the South Fork Bush River; the North Fork Bush River is now known as the Bush River. ()

Coordinates: 51°47'55"N, 116°58'8"W

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Bush Pass – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St. Julien Mountain, Mount Forbes, Prior Peak, Mount Freshfield.

3.2 miNW
Mountain
St. Julien Mountain
82 min walk • St. Julien Mountain is a 3,090-metre mountain summit located in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. It is situated on the British Columbia-Alberta border, as well as the Continental Divide, and the west boundary of Banff National Park.
4.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Forbes, Banff National Park
115 min walk • Mount Forbes is the seventh tallest mountain in the Canadian Rockies and the tallest within the boundaries of Banff National Park. It is located in southwestern Alberta, 18 km southwest of the Saskatchewan River Crossing in Banff.
5.6 miS
Mountain
Prior Peak
143 min walk • Prior Peak is located at the head of Waitabit Creek on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1924 after Edward Prior, Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia from 1919-1920.
4 miS
Mountain
Mount Freshfield
102 min walk • Mount Freshfield is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1897 by J. Norman Collie after Douglas Freshfield.
3.6 miNE
Mountain
Golden Eagle Peak
91 min walk • Golden Eagle Peak is a summit in Alberta, Canada. Part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Chain, it sits within Banff National Park and the closest locality is Saskatchewan River Crossing, Alberta, approximately 24 km to the northeast.
5.1 miSE
Mountain
Mount Bergne
130 min walk • Mount Bergne is a summit in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. The mountain was named in memory of Frank Bergne, a mountain climber who had died in a climbing accident in 1907.
2.3 miE
Mountain
Mount Garth
60 min walk • Mount Garth is a summit in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada located directly south of Coronation Mountain. Mount Garth was named in 1920 after John McDonald of Garth, a businessman in the fur industry.
3 miS
Mountain
Mount Dent
77 min walk • Mount Dent is a summit that straddles the border between British Columbia and Alberta, Canada. Mount Dent was named in 1899 by J. Norman Collie after Clinton Thomas Dent, an English mountaineer and past president of the UK Alpine Club.
5.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Pilkington, Banff National Park
140 min walk • Mount Pilkington is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, between Mount Freshfield and Waitabit Peak. It was named in 1898 after Charles Pilkington.
5.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mons Peak, Banff National Park
131 min walk • Mons Peak is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1920 after the town of Mons in Belgium.