Columbia Icefield
The largest ice field in the Rocky Mountains, straddling the Alberta and British Columbia border along the Icefields Parkway. Its Athabasca Glacier reaches down close to the road, and guided tours run onto the ice.
- Where
- Jasper, Alberta, Canada
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 52.1572, -117.3139
Get the Columbia Icefield stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Columbia Icefield. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Alberta volume with your photos and a note.
Near Columbia Icefield
Spirit Island 55 km
A tiny tied island in Maligne Lake, in Jasper National Park. It is the destination of boat trips across the lake, and the view of it with the mountains behind is one many people link with the Canadian Rockies.
Maligne Lake 58 km
A lake in Jasper National Park famed for its azure water, the surrounding peaks and three visible glaciers. Boat trips cross it to Spirit Island, the most photographed spot in the park.
Peyto Lake 72 km
A glacier fed lake in Banff National Park, reached by a short walk to a viewing platform off the Icefields Parkway. Its fox like shape and bright turquoise colour make it one of the most photographed spots in the Rockies.
Jasper National Park 82 km
The largest national park in the Alberta Rockies, spanning 11,000 square kilometres. It was set up as Jasper Forest Park in 1907, renamed a national park in 1930 and later declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site together with neighbouring Rocky Mountain parks.
Glacier National Park 96 km
One of seven national parks in British Columbia, established in 1886. It covers 1,349 square kilometres of the Selkirk Mountains, including Rogers Pass, and holds glaciers, steep valleys and old growth forest.
Burgess Shale 99 km
A fossil bed high in the Canadian Rockies, in Yoho and Kootenay national parks, found in 1909. It preserves soft bodied animals from about 508 million years ago, giving a rare picture of early life in the oceans.
Yoho National Park 102 km
A national park in the Rocky Mountains on the western slope of the Continental Divide in southeastern British Columbia. It borders Kootenay and Banff National Parks and is known for its waterfalls, glaciers and Emerald Lake.
Lake Louise 112 km
A glacial lake in Banff National Park whose turquoise colour comes from rock flour carried in by meltwater. Victoria Glacier fills the far end, and the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise stands on the shore.
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Questions
Where is Columbia Icefield?
Columbia Icefield is in Jasper, Alberta, Canada. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Spirit Island (55 km), Maligne Lake (58 km), Peyto Lake (72 km).
How do I get the Columbia Icefield stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Columbia Icefield and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Alberta volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Columbia Icefield before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Alberta volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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