Slate Range, Banff National Park

Name: Slate Range
Address: Banff National Park, Canada

#158 among attractions in Banff National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Slate Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies, located in Banff National Park, Canada. The range is named after slate, the primary composition of the mountains in the area. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 10125 ftCoordinates: 51°29'46"N, 116°7'19"W

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Slate Range – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lake Louise Ski Resort, Skoki Ski Lodge, Tilted Mountain, Whitehorn Mountain.

4.1 miSW
Winter sport, Ski area
Lake Louise Ski Resort, Lake Louise
105 min walk • The Lake Louise Ski Resort & Summer Gondola is a ski resort in western Canada, located in Banff National Park near the village of Lake Louise, Alberta. Located 57 km west of Banff, Lake Louise is one of three major ski resorts within Banff National Park.
2.7 miNE
Winter sport, Ski area
Skoki Ski Lodge, Banff National Park
69 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.
5.4 miE
Mountain
Tilted Mountain, Banff National Park
138 min walk • Tilted Mountain is a 2,591-metre mountain summit located in Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. It is part of the Sawback Range.
2.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Whitehorn Mountain, Banff National Park
55 min walk • Whitehorn Mountain is located in the Slate Range of Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
3.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Fossil Mountain, Banff National Park
85 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.
1.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ptarmigan Peak, Banff National Park
36 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.
0.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Hidden Lake, Banff National Park
24 min walk • Hidden Lake is a small glacial lake in the Skoki Valley of Banff National Park, Canada. It is located in the Slate Range of the Canadian Rockies.
2.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Redoubt Mountain, Banff National Park
68 min walk • Redoubt Mountain is a mountain located in Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. It forms the southern buttress of Boulder Pass. The mountain was named in 1908 by Arthur O. Wheeler, founding member of the Alpine Club of Canada, as it resembled a redoubt.
~230 ftE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Richardson, Banff National Park
2 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.
3.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Skoki Mountain, Banff National Park
91 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.
0.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pika Peak, Banff National Park
20 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.