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| Canada |
| Province of Alberta |
| Sulphur
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Sulphur Mountain is in Banff
National Park, overlooking the town of Banff. The mountain was
named in 1916 for the hot springs on its lower slopes. George
Dawson had referred to this landform as Terrace Mountain on his
1886 map of the area. Sanson's Peak (2256m) was named in
1948 for Norma Bethue Sason who diligently attended the
observatory recording equipment atop Sulphur Mountain for nearly
30 years. A gondola on the eastern slope goes to the summit ridge
which has an upper terminal containing two restaurants, a gift
shop, and multiple observation decks. The summit ridge provides
views both westward up and east down the Bow Vally. A boardwalk
can be followed on the north side to the top of Sanson's Peak.
Most of the pictures here are in a panoramic view - hope you will
like them.
Click on the
picture to have a larger version
| Panorama over
Banff |
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| Animal we saw |
Hotel are visible
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Perfect start of
day |
Other houses |
Other animal |
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| Various
panoramas from the top |
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| Other
mountains were very visable in the lovely weather |
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