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Sulphur Mountain is a mountain
Mountain

A mountain is a landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area usually in the form of a peak. A mountain is generally steeper than a hill....
 in Banff National Park
Banff National Park

Banff National Park is Canada's oldest National Parks of Canada, established in 1885 in the Canadian Rockies. The park, located 110-180 kilometres west of Calgary in the province of Alberta, encompasses 6,641 square kilometres of mountainous terrain, with numerous glaciers and ice fields, dense pinophyta forest, and alpine landscapes...
 overlooking the town of Banff
Banff, Alberta

Banff is the largest town in Banff National Park, in Alberta's Rockies, Canada. It is also the first incorporated municipality located within a national park in Canada....
, Alberta
Alberta

Alberta is one of Canada Canadian Prairies Provinces and territories of Canada. It became a province on September 1, 1905.Alberta is located in western Canada, bounded by the provinces of British Columbia to the west and Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the U.S....
, Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
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The mountain was named in 1916 for the hot springs on its lower slopes. The springs have been developed into swimming and hot pools. George Dawson
George Mercer Dawson

George Mercer Dawson was a Canada scientist and Surveyor . He was born in Pictou, Nova Scotia, the son of Sir John William Dawson. By age 11, he was afflicted with tuberculosis of the spine that resulted in a deformed back and stunted his growth....
 had referred to this landform as Terrace Mountain on his 1886 map of the area.

A gondola
Gondola lift

A gondola lift is a type of aerial lift, often called a cable car, which consists of a loop of steel Wire rope that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate supporting towers....
 on the eastern slope goes to the summit ridge which has a teahouse.






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Sulphur Mountain is a mountain
Mountain

A mountain is a landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area usually in the form of a peak. A mountain is generally steeper than a hill....
 in Banff National Park
Banff National Park

Banff National Park is Canada's oldest National Parks of Canada, established in 1885 in the Canadian Rockies. The park, located 110-180 kilometres west of Calgary in the province of Alberta, encompasses 6,641 square kilometres of mountainous terrain, with numerous glaciers and ice fields, dense pinophyta forest, and alpine landscapes...
 overlooking the town of Banff
Banff, Alberta

Banff is the largest town in Banff National Park, in Alberta's Rockies, Canada. It is also the first incorporated municipality located within a national park in Canada....
, Alberta
Alberta

Alberta is one of Canada Canadian Prairies Provinces and territories of Canada. It became a province on September 1, 1905.Alberta is located in western Canada, bounded by the provinces of British Columbia to the west and Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the U.S....
, Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
.

The mountain was named in 1916 for the hot springs on its lower slopes. The springs have been developed into swimming and hot pools. George Dawson
George Mercer Dawson

George Mercer Dawson was a Canada scientist and Surveyor . He was born in Pictou, Nova Scotia, the son of Sir John William Dawson. By age 11, he was afflicted with tuberculosis of the spine that resulted in a deformed back and stunted his growth....
 had referred to this landform as Terrace Mountain on his 1886 map of the area.

Banff From Sulphur Mtn 2004
A gondola
Gondola lift

A gondola lift is a type of aerial lift, often called a cable car, which consists of a loop of steel Wire rope that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate supporting towers....
 on the eastern slope goes to the summit ridge which has a teahouse. The summit ridge provides views both westward up and east down the Bow Valley
Bow Valley

Bow Valley is a valley located along the upper Bow River in Alberta, Canada.The name "Bow" refers to the reeds that grew along its banks and which were used by the local First Nations peoples to make bows; the Peigan name for the river is "Makhabn", meaning "river where bow weeds grow"....
. A boardwalk can be followed on the north side to the top of Sanson Peak . The true summit of Sulphur Mountain can be found on the southern side on a scrambler's route. For purists not wanting to claim a summit without the effort, a wide trail (an old road) can be followed from the Banff Hot Springs
Upper Hot Springs

Upper Hot Springs are commercially-developed hot springs located in Banff National Park in Canada, near the Banff, Alberta. The hot pool is outdoors and while in the pool, visitors can look across the valley to Mount Rundle....
 parking lot to the upper gondola terminal.

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