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The Icefields Parkway was predated by the Glacier Trail, which opened in 1885 after the Canadian Pacific Railway was completed and brought increased tourist traffic to Banff National Park. In 1931, the federal government commissioned the construction of a single-track road between Lake Louise and Jasper in the Great Depression as a relief project .
The Icefields Parkway is a 230-kilometre-long (140 mi) [36] road connecting Lake Louise to Jasper, Alberta. The Parkway originates at Lake Louise, and extends north up the Bow Valley, past Hector Lake, which is the largest natural lake in the park. [35] Other scenic lakes near the parkway include Bow Lake, and Peyto Lakes, both north of Hector ...
It is located within Banff National Park at the junction of Highway 93 (Icefields Parkway) and Highway 11 (David Thompson Highway). It is administered by Improvement District No. 9. It was named "The Crossing", when travellers and fur traders used this spot to cross the North Saskatchewan River on their way to British Columbia in the 19th ...
Mount Chephren is a mountain located in the Mistaya River Valley of Banff National Park, Canada.. Mount Chephren was named after Chephren, the 4th Dynasty Egyptian pharaoh.The mountain was originally named Pyramid Mountain in 1897 by J. Norman Collie, but it conflicted with an identically named peak in Jasper National Park, so it was renamed in 1924 to its present name.
Its nearest higher peak is Mount Athabasca, 7.7 km (4.8 mi) to the west. [1] Parker Ridge is situated along the west side of the Icefields Parkway and southeast of Sunwapta Pass. Parker Ridge is a ski-touring destination in the winter and popular hiking destination in the summer because it is situated beside the Icefields Parkway allowing easy ...
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• Icefields Parkway 1959: current Highway 93A: 24: 15 Highway 93 at Athabasca Falls: Highway 93 east of Marmot Basin — — Highway 93A: 1.7: 1.1 Highway 93 south Jasper: Highway 16 (TCH) at Jasper — — SPF: 7.1: 4.4 Edmonton city limits: Highway 216 in Sherwood Park: Sherwood Park Freeway 1999: current Unsigned Highway 100; former ...