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Sunday, 23 October 2016

Mount Rundle Canada

Rundle, you are magnificent


Mount Rundle Canada
 
Mount Rundle is a mountain in Canada's Banff National Park overlooking the towns of Canmore and Banff, Alberta.

FunFact: it's Cree name was Waskahigan Watchi or "house mountain"
 
mt. Rundle Alberta Canada


In 1858 John Palliser renamed the mountain after Reverend Robert Rundle, a Methodist invited o do missionary work in western Canada in the 1840s. He visited the Stoney-Nakoda of the area around what is now called Mount Rundle in 1844.

mt. Rundle Alberta Canada

Mt. Rundle is a small mountain range.
The mountain extends for over 12 kilometres on the south side of the Trans-Canada Highway eastward from Banff to Canmore with seven peaks.

mt. Rundle Alberta Canada

The third peak southeast of Banff is the highest at 2,949 m.
West of the Spray Lakes road is the East End of Rundle,  known as EEOR, which rises above Whiteman's Gap south of Canmore. 

mt. Rundle Alberta Canada


The Rundle Peaks are part of the South Banff Ranges, along with the Sundance Range, Sulphur Mountain and the Goat Range.


mt. Rundle Alberta Canada

Reflections at Vermillion Lakes. 

mt. Rundle Alberta Canada

Awesome views with great variety of colors and textures. 

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