Banff National Park
24 km return to the summit of Mt. Bourgeau
plus 1 1/2 hours exploring the ridges up top to see what we could see and have a little lunch.
The elevation at the trailhead- 1401 m
The elevation at the summit where this photo was taken- 2931 m
= total elevation gain- 1530 m to summit.
Time- 8 hours hiking plus lunch and photo fun.
what you see-
Bourgeau Lake, Harvey Pass, the summit of Mt. Bourgeau
And once you reach the summit-
you have amazing views of
Banff townsite, Mt. Joffre, all the big Kananaskis peaks, Mt, Assiniboine, Sunshine meadows and Sunshine Ski area, Healy Pass, Bugaboos, Mt. Ball, Mt. Temple and all the big Peaks between Lake Louise and Lake Ohara
It was a very good day.
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