The Beehive | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,270 m (7,450 ft) [1] [2] |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 51°24′51″N116°14′38″W / 51.41417°N 116.24389°W [3] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Protected area | Banff National Park |
Parent range | Bow Range |
Topo map | NTS 82N8 Lake Louise [3] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1891 by Samuel Allen [1] |
Easiest route | Hike |
The Beehive is a mountain located in Banff National Park of Alberta, Canada. It was named by J. Willoughby Astley in 1890 because the mountain resembles a beehive. [1] The mountain is also known as the Big Beehive as there is a smaller beehive shaped mountain nearby called the Little Beehive. [4]
The mountain is located above Lake Louise and can be accessed via hiking trails either from Lake Louise or Lake Agnes.
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