Lake Louise
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.
- Where
- Alberta, Canada
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 51.4117, -116.2281
Get the Lake Louise stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Lake Louise. 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 Lake Louise
Moraine Lake 10 km
A glacier fed lake in the Valley of the Ten Peaks in Banff National Park, at about 1,885 metres. Its vivid blue water and the peaks behind it once appeared on the Canadian twenty dollar bill.
Burgess Shale 17 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 18 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.
Peyto Lake 40 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.
Fairmont Banff Springs 54 km
A historic hotel in Banff, Alberta, long known as the Banff Springs Hotel. It is a castle like building above the Bow River, and the whole town around it lies inside Banff National Park.
Banff National Park 54 km
Canada's first national park, established in 1885 as Rocky Mountains Park, in the Alberta Rockies west of Calgary. It covers 6,641 square kilometres of mountains, glaciers, forests and turquoise lakes, and the town of Banff sits inside its boundaries.
Kootenay National Park 60 km
A national park in southeastern British Columbia covering 1,406 square kilometres of the Canadian Rockies. It takes in parts of the Kootenay and Park ranges, the Kootenay River and the whole of the Vermilion River valley.
Lake Minnewanka 62 km
A glacial lake in the eastern part of Banff National Park, about five kilometres northeast of Banff townsite. It is 21 kilometres long and 142 metres deep, the second longest lake in the Canadian mountain parks.
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Questions
Where is Lake Louise?
Lake Louise is in Alberta, Canada. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Moraine Lake (10 km), Burgess Shale (17 km), Yoho National Park (18 km).
How do I get the Lake Louise stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Lake Louise 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 Lake Louise 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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