Valley of the Ten Peaks

Valley of the Ten Peaks in Banff National Park, near Moraine Lake and Lake Louise, is one of the Canadian Rockies’ most recognizable alpine landscapes, defined by ten prominent peaks around the lake. Early explorer Samuel Allen named the peaks with numerals in the Stoney First Nations language, likely learned from Indigenous guides, in a homeland of the Nakoda or Stoney people. Most peaks were later renamed for individuals, and only three retained Stoney-derived names. The valley also includes other visible summits and Fay Glacier, appeared on the Canadian twenty-dollar bill in 1969 and 1979, and is linked to the high Neil Colgan Hut.

Alberta · Canada