Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station
Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station, a National Historic Site of Canada found atop Sulphur Mountain in Banff National Park, commemorates Canada's participation in the International Geophysical Year, during 1957 to 1958.Photo: Cshort, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: National Historic Site in Banff NP, Alberta, Canada
- Also known as: “Sulphur Mountain Observatory” and “Sulphur Mountain Weather Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cave and Basin National Historic Site and Sulphur Mountain.
Cave and Basin National Historic Site
Photo: Sovernigo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Cave and Basin National Historic Site is situated 2½ km north of Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station.
Sulphur Mountain
Peak
Sulphur Mountain is a mountain in Banff National Park in the Canadian Rocky Mountains overlooking the town of Banff, Alberta, Canada. The mountain was named in 1916 for the hot springs on its lower slopes. Sulphur Mountain is situated 3 km southeast of Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station.
The Rimrock Resort Hotel
Hotel
The Rimrock Resort Hotel is a hotel in Banff, Alberta, Canada, on the slope of Sulphur Mountain, within Banff National Park. It has 346 rooms and 21 suites, two restaurants, two lounges and a coffee shop. The Rimrock Resort Hotel is situated 1½ km east of Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Banff and Anthracite.
Banff
Photo: Audree, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 northeast of Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station.
Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station
- Categories: observatory, research institute, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Alberta, Prairies, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.14707° or 51° 8′ 50″ northLongitude
-115.57856° or 115° 34′ 43″ westOpen location code
95364CWC+RHOpenStreetMap ID
node 4110686120OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q7636527
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station” goes by many names.
- French: “Observatoire du mont Sulphur”
- French: “station d’étude des rayons cosmiques du Mont-Sulphur”
- French: “Station d’étude des rayons cosmiques du Mont-Sulphur”
- Russian: “Станция космических лучей Салфер-Маунтин”
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