Athabasca Glacier and the Columbia Icefield
Banff and Jasper National Parks
Measuring more than 120 square miles and with depths over 1000 feet, the Columbia Icefiield is the largest in North America and sits astride both Banff and Jasper National Parks. Athabasca Glacier is one of the six toes of the Columbia Icefield and is itself over 3 miles long. Photo © copyright by Ed Fuhr.