Mount Cory

Mount Cory rises in the Bow River Valley just north of Banff in Alberta, within one of Banff National Park’s busiest travel corridors, making it a familiar landmark from both the valley floor and the Trans-Canada Highway. Named in 1923 for William Wallace Cory, Canada’s deputy minister of the Interior from 1905 to 1930, the mountain is especially known for its “Hole in the Wall,” a large natural cave high on its western side. About 60 feet high and 100 feet deep, the cave has long attracted climbers and gives the mountain a distinctive identity. Its subarctic climate brings cold, snowy winters and mild summers.

Alberta · Canada