Popes Peak
Popes Peak is a mountain on the border of Alberta and British Columbia in Western Canada, on the Continental Divide of the Americas, part of the Bow Range of the Canadian Rockies between Lake Louise Valley and Cataract Brook, bordering Banff and Yoho national parks.- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,163 metres
- Description: mountain on border of Alberta and British Columbia in Canada
- Also known as: “Pope’s Peak”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Whyte and Collier Peak.
Mount Whyte
Peak
Photo: Mespensen24, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Whyte is a mountain in Alberta, Canada located in Banff National Park, near Lake Louise. The mountain can be seen from the Trans-Canada Highway, and offers views of the Valley of the Ten Peaks, including the Chateau Lake Louise.
Collier Peak
Peak
Collier Peak is located between Mount Victoria and Popes Peak and straddles the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border. It was named in 1903 after Dr. Joseph Collier.
Mount Niblock
Peak
Photo: Mespensen24, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Niblock is a mountain in Banff National Park near Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. The mountain was named in 1904 after John Niblock, a superintendent with the Canadian Pacific Railway.
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.
Popes Peak
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.40339° or 51° 24′ 12″ northLongitude
-116.29519° or 116° 17′ 43″ westElevation
3,163 metres (10,377 feet)Open location code
9535CP33+9WOpenStreetMap ID
node 2689315681OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
Discover Popes Peak from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Popes Peak” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Popes Peak (tumoy sa bukid sa British Columbia)”
- Cebuano: “Popes Peak”
- Dutch: “Popes Peak”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل پوپيس پياك”
- Ladin: “Popes Peak”
- Swedish: “Popes Peak (bergstopp i Kanada, British Columbia)”
- Swedish: “Popes Peak”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hector and Morant’s Curve.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Unnamed and Divide Mountain.
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