Banff National Park
Banff National Park (French: [Parc national Banff] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is the oldest national park in Canada. It was first started in 1885. It is in the Canadian Rockies, 110–180 kilometres (68–112 mi) west of Calgary, Alberta. The park has an area of around 6,641 square kilometres (2,564 sq mi).[2] The park has mountains, glaciers, and ice fields. There is also a large coniferous forest. The main town near to the park is Banff. Banff is one of the seven parks in the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site.
| Banff National Park | |
|---|---|
IUCN Category II (National Park) | |
 Moraine Lake, and the Valley of the Ten Peaks | |
| Location of Banff National Park | |
| Location | Alberta's Rockies, Alberta, Canada |
| Coordinates | 51°30′N 116°00′W / 51.5°N 116.0°WCoordinates: 51°30′N 116°00′W / 51.5°N 116.0°W |
| Area | 6,641 km2 (2,564 sq mi) |
| Visitors | 4,130,081 (in 2022–23[1]) |
| World Heritage Site | 304 |
| Website | Official website |
Banff National Park Media
Lower Consolation Lake in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
View from the summit of Sulphur Mountain, showing Banff and the surrounding areas
Banff Springs Hotel, 1902
Canadian Pacific Railway advertising brochure, highlighting Mount Assiniboine and Banff scenery, c. 1917
Castle Mountain internment camp, 1915
Map of Banff National Park
Castle Mountain from the Bow River bank, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Two Jack Lake and Mount Rundle
The Columbia Icefield's Athabasca Glacier at the northern end of Banff
References
- ↑ Canada, Parks. "Parks Canada attendance 2022_23 - Parks Canada attendance 2022_23 - Open Government Portal". open.canada.ca. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
- ↑ "The Mountain Guide – Banff National Park" (PDF). Parks Canada. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 15, 2006.