Vermilion Lakes

The Vermilion Lakes are a series of located immediately west of , in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. The three lakes are formed in the valley, in the , at the foot of .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Cave and Basin National Historic Site and Banff Railway Station.

The of Canada is located in the town of , within the Canadian Rocky Mountains, at the site of natural thermal mineral springs around which Canada's first national park, , was established.

Railway station
Banff station is a railway station in , Canada. It is used by Royal Canadian Pacific and the Rocky Mountaineer, and previously by Canadian Pacific Railway and Via Rail.

Peak
, also known as Sleeping Buffalo, is a mountain located in the Valley of in Alberta, Canada at the junction of the Spray River with the Bow and overlooking the Hot Springs on Sulphur Mountain. is situated 3½ km east of Vermilion Lakes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Banff and Anthracite.

The town of in , in the , is the larger of the two populated areas in National Park, about an hour and a half drive west of and four hours south of .

Locality
is a ghost town located within in southern , Canada. It is named after the variety of coal. is situated 8 km east of Vermilion Lakes.

Vermilion Lakes

Latitude
51.18334° or 51° 11′ north
Longitude
-115.60209° or 115° 36′ 8″ west
Elevation
1,418 metres (4,652 feet)
Open location code
953659MX+85
Geo­Names ID
6173822
Wiki­data ID
Q3215867
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Swedish—“Vermilion Lakes” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: ভারমিলিয়ন হ্রদ
  • Cebuano: Vermilion Lakes
  • Chinese: 朱砂湖
  • French: lacs Vermilion
  • French: Lacs Vermilion
  • Hebrew: אגמי ורמיליון
  • Russian: Вермилион (озёра)
  • Russian: Вермилион
  • Spanish: Vermilion Lakes
  • Swedish: Vermilion Lakes

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Wayne Museum of the Canadian Rockies and Banff Park Museum.

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