Trails in the Icefields Parkway Area
Sunwapta Pass
August 2003: The Parker Ridge Trail ascends from a trailhead on the Icefields Parkway, in Sunwapta Pass. The "trail" in the foreground is actually a shortcut that hikers are offcially discouraged from using, to rehabilitate the delicate alpine vegetation. The official trail is less steep. Nigel Peak, 3211 m, is on the centre skyline. Wilcox Peak, in Jasper National Park, fades into a smoky haze to the left of Nigel. Sunwapta Pass marks the boundary between Banff and Jasper National Parks.
Topo Map: Columbia Icefield 83 C/3
Trail: Parker Ridge
Ref: CRTG p. 142
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