Crowfoot Mountain (Alberta)
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Crowfoot Mountain is a mountain within Banff National Park
in Alberta
, Canada
. The Crowfoot Glacier
sits on the northeastern flank of the mountain. The mountain was named in 1959 after the glacier.
Banff National Park
Banff National Park is Canada's oldest national park, established in 1885 in the Rocky Mountains. The park, located 110–180 kilometres west of Calgary in the province of Alberta, encompasses of mountainous terrain, with numerous glaciers and ice fields, dense coniferous forest, and alpine...
in Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The Crowfoot Glacier
Crowfoot Glacier
Crowfoot Glacier is located in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, northwest of Lake Louise, and can be viewed from the Icefields Parkway. The glacier is situated on the northeastern flank of Crowfoot Mountain....
sits on the northeastern flank of the mountain. The mountain was named in 1959 after the glacier.