Mount Aylmer is a

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Banff National Park Banff National Park is Canada, Canada's first National Parks of Canada, national park, established in 1885 as Rocky Mountains Park. Located in Alberta's Rockies, Alberta's Rocky Mountains, west of Calgary, Banff encompasses of mountainous ter ...

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. At , it is the highest point of the

Palliser Range The Palliser Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies that lies in the extreme southeast corner of Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. The Palliser Range is part of the East Banff Ranges of the Central Front Canadian Rockies. Lake Min ...

and the entire East Banff Ranges of the

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. The mountain was named in 1890 by J.J. McArthur after his hometown of

Aylmer, Quebec Aylmer is a List of former municipalities in Quebec, former city in Quebec, Canada. It is located on the north shore of the Ottawa River and along Quebec Route 148, Route 148. In January 2002, it amalgamated into the city of Gatineau, which is ...

. The summit can be climbed via

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. Anyone who reaches the summit is rewarded with not only a great view of

Lake Minnewanka Lake Minnewanka () ('water of the spirits' in Nakoda) is a glacial lake in the eastern area of Banff National Park in Canada, about northeast of the Banff townsite. The lake is long and deep, making it the 2nd longest lake in the mountain par ...

but also a summit registry box. Names collected in this box are entered into the archives of the Whyte Museum in Banff.

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Lake Minnewanka Banff - panoramio.jpg, Mount Aylmer (centered), Lake Minnewanka (lower right)

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Mountains of Banff National Park Three-thousanders of Alberta Palliser Range {{AlbertaRockies-geo-stub

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