Tunnel Mountain

The mountain in the upper right is Tunnel Mountain, located in Banff townsite.  It is the most climbed mountain in Banff National Park and we ran into plenty of people on the way up (and down).  The path was ice free and a steady moderate climb on a good trail with switchbacks all the way to the top.

This picture was taken from the Vermillion Lakes on the north end of town.  Tunnel Mountain used to be known as Sleeping Buffalo and you might be able to visualize that from this photo.  The head is on the left with the hump and body just behind it.  There is no tunnel in Tunnel Mountain.  When they first surveyed the area for the railroad they had planned a tunnel but ended up going around the mountain instead.

Teresa likes this picture because you can't see the larger mountains around it in the haze so it is hard to tell how high it is.  Actually it is only a bit more than a 300 m climb so not too bad but there is a good view.