Yoho

Yoho is an area in British Columbia, Canada and has an elevation of 2,078 metres. Yoho is situated nearby to the area Cathedral, as well as near the locality Hector.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cathedral Mountain and Mount Stephen.

Cathedral Mountain

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Cathedral Mountain is a 3,189-metre complex massif located six kilometres northwest of Lake O'Hara in Yoho National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada.

Mount Stephen, 3,199 m, is a mountain located in the Kicking Horse River Valley of Yoho National Park, 1⁄2 km east of Field, British Columbia, Canada. The mountain was named in 1886 for George Stephen, the first president of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Mount Stephen is situated 3 km southwest of Yoho.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Field and Yoho National Park.

Field

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Field is a cozy mountain village located in Yoho National Park within the Canadian Rockies in Canada. The town served as a base for workers on the Canadian Pacific Railway in its early days, and now hosts a small community of about 170, in addition to hosting the Yoho Park administration building and a number of quaint gift shops, restaurants, and small accommodations.

Yoho National Park

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Yoho National Park is British Columbia's sister to Alberta's Banff National Park, a world heritage site, on the western side of the continental divide that separates the two provinces.

Yoho

Type: Area
Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude

51.41668° or 51° 25′ north

Longitude

-116.4022° or 116° 24′ 8″ west

Elevation

2,078 metres (6,818 feet)

Open location code

9535CH8X+M4

GeoNames ID

6185516

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Localities in the Area

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