Tunnel Mountain

Tunnel Mountain
Tunnel Mountain and Banff townsite, seen from Sulphur Mountain
Highest point
Elevation1,692 m (5,551 ft)[1][2]
Prominence305 m (1,001 ft)[1]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates51°10′35″N 115°33′17″W / 51.1763889°N 115.5547222°W / 51.1763889; -115.5547222[3]
Naming
Native name
Geography
Tunnel Mountain is located in Alberta
Tunnel Mountain
Tunnel Mountain
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Protected areaBanff National Park
Parent rangeSouth Banff Ranges, Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82O4 Banff[3]
Climbing
Easiest routeHiking trail

Tunnel Mountain, also known as Sleeping Buffalo (Siksiká: Iinii Istako; Nakoda: Eyarhey Tatanga Woweyahgey Wakân), is a mountain located in the Bow River Valley of Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada at the junction of the Spray River with the Bow and overlooking the Hot Springs on Sulphur Mountain. The mountain is nearly completely encircled by the town of Banff and the Banff Springs Hotel grounds. For many Indigenous people, the Buffalo is not sleeping anymore since Banff National Park reintroduced wild bison in 2017.

  1. ^ a b "Tunnel Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved June 2, 2007.
  2. ^ "Topographic map of Tunnel Mountain". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  3. ^ a b "Tunnel Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  4. ^ Foubert, Tanya (October 6, 2016). "Stoney Nakoda propose new name for Banff mountain". Rocky Mountain Outlook. Archived from the original on September 22, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2017.