The Wapta Icefield is a series of glaciers located on the Continental Divide in the Waputik Mountains of the Canadian Rockies , in the provinces of British Columbia and Alberta , in Yoho National Park in the Canadian Rockies . The icefield is shared by Banff and Yoho National Parks and numerous outlet glaciers extend from the icefield, including the Vulture , Bow and Peyto Glaciers . Runoff from the icefields and outlet glaciers supply water to both the Kicking Horse and Bow Rivers , as well as numerous streams and lakes.
6-564: The icefield is one of the most studied in the Canadian Rockies and all evidence supports the conclusion that the icefield is shrinking in area, especially near the lowest altitudes of its outlet glaciers, including Peyto Glacier, in which the glacier has become both shorter in length and thinner in thickness. In the 1980s the icefield covered an area of approximately 80 km (30 sq mi). The glaciers popular with climbers accessible in both summer and winter. Both ski trips in
12-779: Is located on the Continental divide in the Canadian Rocky Mountains , in the provinces of British Columbia and Alberta . It is developed on the heights of the Waputik Range in the Central Main Ranges. The icefield is shared by Banff and Yoho National Parks and numerous outlet glaciers extend from the icefield. Runoff from the Waputik Icefield provides water for numerous lakes, streams and rivers including Hector Lake , and
18-671: Is no longer part of the Wapta Icefields. There are five huts which provide accommodation to mountaineers on the Wapta Icefield that are operated by the Alpine Club of Canada . This article about a glacier in Canada is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Alberta's Rockies location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Waputik Icefield The Waputik Icefield
24-584: The Bow , Kicking Horse and Yoho Rivers . Runoff from the Daly Glacier feeds Takakkaw Falls . The icefield encompasses 40 km (15 miles²) and is located 20 km (12 mi) northwest of Lake Louise , on the west side of the Icefields Parkway . The icefield is easily accessible by mountaineers in both the summer and winter. Both ski trips in the winter and glacier hiking trips in
30-539: The summer often combine a traverse of this icefield with a trip across the Wapta Icefield directly to the north. The following glaciers are part of this icefield: There are two huts operated by the Alpine Club of Canada which are accessible from this icefield: [REDACTED] Media related to Waputik Icefield at Wikimedia Commons 51°34′N 116°27′W / 51.567°N 116.450°W / 51.567; -116.450 This article about
36-469: The winter and glacier hiking trips in the summer often combine a traverse of this icefield with a trip across the Waputik Icefield directly to the south. The Burgess shale animal Waptia takes its name from these features. Their meltwater feeds the nearby Wapta falls. These are the glaciers that are part of this icefield: The Crowfoot Glacier which was once connected to this icefield
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