Jasper National Park Glacier

Jasper national park columbia icefield area and the athabasca glacier the columbia icefield is a surviving remnant of the thick ice mass that once mantled most of western canada s mountains.

Jasper national park glacier.

It is the largest national park within alberta s rocky mountains spanning 11 000 km 2 4 200 sq mi. Banff jasper glacier national parks welcome to banff jasper glacier national parks sit atop a mountain hike through the forest feel the spray of a waterfall. Jasper national park is a national park in alberta canada. We toured the athabasca glacier in jasper national park and thoroughly enjoyed our experience.

Visiting athabasca glacier one of the jewels of jasper national park by scott shetler alberta canada jasper national park unesco world heritage site there s nothing quite like driving north on the icefields parkway through banff and jasper national parks and seeing the scenery start to change from green to white. Lying on a wide elevated plateau it is the largest icefield in the canadian rockies. The columbia icefield skywalk experience features waterfalls wildlife fossils and more on an exciting 1 kilometre walkway that leads to a platform where glass is all that separates you from a 918 foot 280 m drop. Its location is north of banff national park and west of edmonton.

The park contains the glaciers of the columbia icefield springs lakes waterfalls and mountains. Banff jasper and glacier offer outdoor experiences at their simplest and best.