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Banff (Canada)

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Banff

Town and resort in southwest Alberta, Canada; population (1996 est) 6,100. It is located on the Bow River, 100 km/62 mi northwest of Calgary and 90 km/56 mi east of Vancouver, near Lake Louise. Local industries include brewing and iron founding. The town is a centre for Banff National Park (Canada's first, founded 1885) in the Rocky Mountains; area 6,641 sq km/2,565 sq mi.

Banff was named after the town of Banff in Scotland, and was originally the name of a Canadian Pacific Railroad station built nearby in 1883. The town was laid out in 1886 by George Stewart, the national park's first superintendent.

Banff National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. There are natural hot springs 4 km/2.5 mi from the town, and there is a cable car to the summit of nearby Sulphur Mountain.
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