Vermilion Lakes
The Vermilion Lakes are a series of lakes located immediately west of Banff, Alberta, in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. The three lakes are formed in the Bow River valley, in the Banff National Park, at the foot of Mount Norquay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Cave and Basin National Historic Site and Banff Railway Station.
Cave and Basin National Historic Site
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The Cave and Basin National Historic Site of Canada is located in the town of Banff, Alberta, within the Canadian Rocky Mountains, at the site of natural thermal mineral springs around which Canada's first national park, Banff National Park, was established.
Banff Railway Station
Railway station
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Banff station is a railway station in Banff, Alberta, Canada. It is used by Royal Canadian Pacific and the Rocky Mountaineer, and previously by Canadian Pacific Railway and Via Rail.
Tunnel Mountain
Peak
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Tunnel Mountain, also known as Sleeping Buffalo, is a mountain located in the Bow River Valley of Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada at the junction of the Spray River with the Bow and overlooking the Hot Springs on Sulphur Mountain. Tunnel Mountain is situated 3½ km east of Vermilion Lakes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Banff and Anthracite.
Banff
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The town of Banff in Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies, is the larger of the two populated areas in Banff National Park, about an hour and a half drive west of Calgary and four hours south of Jasper.
Anthracite
Locality
Anthracite is a ghost town located within Banff National Park in southern Alberta, Canada. It is named after the anthracite variety of coal. Anthracite is situated 8 km east of Vermilion Lakes.
Vermilion Lakes
- Type: Lake
- Description: group of lakes in Improvement District No. 9, Alberta, Canada
- Categories: group of lakes and body of water
- Location: Alberta, Prairies, Canada, North America
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Satellite Map
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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
Explore places such as Mount Norquay and Whiskey Creek.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wayne Museum of the Canadian Rockies and Banff Park Museum.
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