Bankhead
Bankhead, Alberta was a small coal mining town that existed in the early twentieth century, in Banff National Park, near the town of Banff, Alberta. The mine was located at Cascade Mountain, which contains high grade anthracite coal deposits.
Radtek67, Public domain.- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,400 metres (4,610 feet)
- …is also known as “Bankhead, Alberta”
- Description: ghost town in Alberta, Canada
Places of Interest
Discover Banff Airport and Tunnel Mountain.
Banff Airport
Banff National Park is Canada's first national park, established in 1885 as Rocky Mountains Park.
Tunnel Mountain
Tunnel Mountain, also known as Sleeping Buffalo…
3 km southwest of Bankhead
Cascade Mountain
Cascade Mountain is a mountain located in the…
3½ km northwest of Bankhead
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Anthracite and Banff.
Anthracite
Locality
Anthracite was a locality located within Banff National Park in southern Alberta, Canada.
3 km east of Bankhead
Bankhead
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Latitude
51.20005° or 51° 12′ 0″ north
Longitude
-115.53539° or 115° 32′ 7″ west
Open location code
95366F27+2R
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Uzbek—“Bankhead” goes by many names.
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Localities in the Area
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