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Jasper
is a paradise for lovers of the great outdoors. Its phenomenal location
amongst the vast beauty of the Canadian Rockies really helps make
it a great destination for all types of travelers.
Jasper joins Banff National
Park to the south via the Icefields Parkway. This parkway offers
unparalleled beauty as you travel alongside a chain of massive icefields
straddling the Continental Divide. The Columbia Icefield borders
the parkway in the southern end of the park. Guided tours
are available.
Jasper
National Park
Large numbers of elk, bighorn sheep, mule deer and other large animals,
as well as their predators make Jasper National Park one of the
great protected ecosystems remaining in the Rocky Mountains. This
vast wilderness is one of the few remaining places in southern Canada
that is home to a full range of carnivores, including grizzly bears,
mountain lions, wolves and wolverines.
Jasper
National Park Highlights
In such a large and spectacular area, there are many sights to see
and plenty of stories to be told. A few of the highlights are listed
here:
The highest mountain in Alberta (Mt. Columbia, 3747 metres)
The hydrographic apex of North America (the Columbia Icefield) where water flows to three different oceans from one point
The longest underground drainage system known in Canada (the Maligne Valley karst)
The only sand-dune ecosystem anywhere in the Four Mountain Parks (Jasper Lake dunes)
The northern limit in Alberta of Douglas-fir trees (Brűlé Lake)
The last fully protected range in the Rocky Mountains for caribou (Maligne herd)
The most accessible glacier in North America (the Athabasca)
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