Location: Includes everything between N and S Saskatchewan rivers, such as Banff, Yoho, Kootenay National Parks. Area: 48424 sq km

Includes: Banff National Park, Yoho National Park, Kootenay National Park, Kananaskis Country, Wapta Icefield, Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, Elk Provincial Park, Lake Louise

Terrain: The ranges are oriented as long north-south barriers. The ranges on the western edge are heavily glaciated, but as you move eastward become considerably drier. At treeline (6500') in many locations are larch trees, whose needles turn golden in September each year. The eastern slopes have meadows, but not as extensive as those in the front ranges around Jasper, to the north. Click Here for Mountains

Top Trips
69 Mount Ball's Sunny Ice Tongue Tom Wolfe
66 Mount Harrison Approaches and Climbing Routes Rick Collier
65 The South Ridge and West Face to the top of Mount King George Orvel Miskiw
61 Mount Forbes West Ridge via Glacier Lake Andrew McLeod
59 Mount Stephen North Ridge Tom Wolfe
59 Ski Patrol - Drummond Glacier, Bonnet Peak, Pulsatilla Pass Robin Tivy
59 Mount Patterson - East Ridge Tom Wolfe
56 Assiniboine - Bush, bear and rubbles Pierre Signore
56 A Visit to the Presidents Klaus Haring
55 Traverse of the North Beaverfoot Range Rick Collier
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Top Photos

26Mount Assiniboine South Ridge and East Face Reid Holmes

23Howse Peak Northeast Aspect Reid Holmes

22The Airy Summit of Foster Peak Rick Collier

22Mount Joffre from North Reid Holmes

22Onslow Mountain and Mount King George from Northover Ridge David Wasserman

22Shadow Lake and Mount Ball David Wasserman

21Mount Rundle From Highway 1 Justin Brown

21The Three Sisters - from Canmore Amy Presse

21Italian Group Alpenglow Stephen Skog

20The Goodsirs from President Pass David Wasserman

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Alpine Journal Articles
1896 The Casualty on Mount Lefroy Charles E. Fay
1957 First Ascent of Mt. Onslow Don Morrison
1957 First Ascent of Mt. Jerram Don Morrison
1964 The Unexpected 11,000 Footer (Mount Harrison) Paddy Sherman
1972 The Siffleur Wilderness (Names of various Peaks) Dieter von Hennig