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Outdoor thermal pool at Banff Upper Hot Springs below forested mountain slopes

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Banff Upper Hot Springs

Mineral water at around 40°C in an Art Deco bathhouse under Sulphur Mountain.

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Temperatura del manantial
47.3°C
Temperatura de baño
40°C
Baño
Exterior
Fundado en
1932

The Upper Hot Springs sit at about 1,585 m on the flank of Sulphur Mountain, the highest-elevation hot spring in Canada. A single large outdoor pool is fed by sulphate-rich water that arrives at roughly 40°C, with the peaks of Banff National Park directly above the parapet.

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Por qué visitarlo

It is the simplest way to sit in natural thermal water inside a Canadian national park, and in winter the steam and the snow-covered ridgelines do most of the work.

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El agua

Agua termal

Manantial
Upper Hot Spring, Sulphur Mountain
Carácter
Sulphate-rich mineral water, with calcium, magnesium and sodium

Historia

The springs were the reason Banff National Park was created in 1885, after railway workers found hot water on Sulphur Mountain. The present bathhouse dates from 1932 and was restored in the 1990s in its original Art Deco form.

Información práctica

Operated by Parks Canada; towels, lockers and heritage swimsuit rentals are available on site. Capacity is limited and queues are common on winter weekends and holidays.

Sitio web oficial

Cómo llegar

About 10 minutes by road from Banff townsite up Mountain Avenue, or roughly 90 minutes by car from Calgary. A local bus serves the springs in season.

Ubicación

Banff, Canada51.1495, -115.5636Ver en el mapa de Balnevia

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