Lefroy Glacier
Lefroy Glacier is a glacier in Alberta, Prairies and has an elevation of 2,243 metres.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Lefroy and Mount Aberdeen.
Mount Lefroy
Peak
Photo: Ron Clausen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Lefroy is a mountain on the Continental Divide, at the border of Alberta and British Columbia in western Canada. The mountain is located on the eastern side of Abbot Pass which separates Lake Louise in Banff National Park from Lake O'Hara in Yoho National Park. Mount Victoria lies immediately on the western side of the pass.
Mount Aberdeen
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Aberdeen is a 3,152-metre mountain summit located in the Lake Louise area of Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Lefroy, 2.9 km to the southwest. Haddo Peak is on the same massif with Mount Aberdeen, and the Aberdeen Glacier is between the two peaks.
Abbot Pass
Mountain saddle
Abbot Pass lies between Mount Lefroy and Mount Victoria, in the divide between the valleys of Lake O'Hara and Lake Louise. It was named for Philip Stanley Abbot who died in 1896 in an attempt to climb Mount Lefroy with Charles Fay, Charles Thompson, and George T.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lake Louise.
Lake Louise
Photo: Benefactor123, CC BY 3.0.
Lake Louise is a beautiful mountain lake in the middle of Banff National Park in the Alberta Rockies region of Alberta. The lake is surrounded by snow-capped peaks, and at the far end is a large glacier.
Lefroy Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 2,243 metres
- Description: glacier in Alberta, Canada
- Category: landform
- Location: Alberta, Prairies, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.37026° or 51° 22′ 13″ northLongitude
-116.26769° or 116° 16′ 4″ westElevation
2,243 metres (7,359 feet)Open location code
95359PCJ+4WOpenStreetMap ID
way 356689544OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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Satellite Map
Discover Lefroy Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Lefroy Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lefroy Glacier”
- Swedish: “Lefroy Glacier”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hector and Morant’s Curve.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Mitre and Mount Aberdeen S1.5.
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