Icefields Parkway, Alberta

Posted on 4 May 2011 by Mika

This is a site description from the 2010 geoNatHaz field school.

Crowfoot Glacier viewpoint

Crowfoot Glacier

Crowfoot Glacier.

The Crowfoot Glacier has retreated, losing one lobe since being named, thus decreasing its resemblance to a Crow’s Foot. Meltwater from the glacier supplies the Bow River. Crowfoot was formerly attached to the Waputik Icefield [1].

Access & Location

Location: 51.7068762651, -116.429400713
Pullout on Icefields Parkway, in Banff National Park, 33 km north of the junction with Highway 1.

Peyto Lake viewpoint

Peyto Lake

Peyto Lake.

The delta and outwash plane from the Wapta Icefield is infilling the 5
moraine-dammed Peyto Lake. The lookout also provides views of Peyto (2970 m) and Thompson (3065 m) mountains, and Bow Lake [1].

Access & Location

A short hike from the turnoff to Bow Summit on Icefields Parkway, in Banff National Park, 40 km north of the junction with Highway 1.

References

  1. [1] Parks Canada. 2010. Banff National Park of Canada. ↩

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