Banff, Alberta'''Banff''' ({{coor dm|51|10|N|115|33|W|}} Elevation: 4800 feet) is the largest town situated within Banff National Park above the Bow Falls just before the junction of the Bow| Bow River and Spray Rivers and is known for its mountainous surroundings and hot springs. The town was founded by the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1880 as a destination for tourists and built the Banff Springs Hotel to service them. It remains one of the more popular tourist destinations in Canada. Banff is about 140 kilometres west of Calgary, Alberta|Calgary on the Trans-Canada Highway. Banff is 58 km east of Lake Louise, Alberta|Lake Louise. It was named after the burgh of Banff, Scotland|Banff in Scotland. Image:Banff from Sulfur Mtn..jpg|thumb|right|250px|Banff townsite (left) and Tunnel Mountain (center) on the Bow River (right) as seen from Sulfur Mtn A Parks Canada information centre is located within the town which provides current trail conditions for hiking, scrambling and skiing. Several mountains are visible from the town, including the well known Mount Rundle overlooking the townsite at 2,846 metres (9,338 ft), Cascade Mountain (Alberta)|Cascade Mountain 2,846 metres (9,338 ft) and Mount Norquay with ski slope. A gondola lift is available for ascending Sulphur Mountain where a boardwalk starting from the upper terminal takes visitors to Sanson Peak. The town's growth in recent years (by the standards of some provinces it has sufficient population to be considered a city) has led to concerns by environmentalists who fear the town's growth will harm the wilderness of the surrounding national park. The federal government has attempted to address this by restricting development in the town, and mandating that only people who are employed or otherwise have ongoing business in Banff (plus their immediate families) may take up permanent residence in the community. Image:Rundle Mtn 9.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Mount Rundle {{Canada_CP_2001|pop=7,135|popDelta=17% increase| landArea=4.85|popDensity=1,471|medianAge=29.4|medianAgeM=30.0|medianAgeF=28.7| privateDwell=3,233|medianHHIncome=45,651}} ==External links== Image:Cascade Mtn from Canmore.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Cascade Mountain as seen from Canmore *http://www.digitalbanff.com/ * http://www.banff.com/ *[http://www.vec.ca/English/4/banff-park.cfm '''Banff National Park'''] - one of four adjoining mountain parks, which make up more than 20,000 square kilometers of ruggedly beautiful landscape in the Canadian Rocky Mountains ( Rockies ). In 1985, the United Nations recognized its importance to the world by declaring Banff a "World Heritage Site". <br clear=all> ==Surrounding municipalities== <center> {| border=1 width=75% | ||'''North:''' no roads||  |- |'''West:''' Lake Louise, Alberta|Lake Louise||'''Banff'''||'''East:''' Canmore, Alberta|Canmore |- | ||'''South:''' Radium, British Columbia|Radium||  |} </center> Category:Towns of Alberta de:Banff (Alberta) First page | Prev | Next | Last page |

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