Mount Temple

Mount Temple, in the Canadian Rockies near Lake Louise, offers hikers and sightseers dramatic glacial scenery and a towering, iconic summit backdrop. The glacial peak of Mount Temple rises 3,544 m (11,627 ft) above the Bow Valley, making it the tallest peak in the Lake Louise area. Its sheer faces, sweeping ridgelines and permanent snowfields create a striking contrast with the forests and valley floor below, drawing photographers, hikers and road trippers alike. Visitors and locals hold Mount Temple in deep reverence, treating it as a landmark that defines the surrounding landscape. Whether glimpsed from the highway, nearby viewpoints or alpine trails, its presence anchors the scenery and gives the Lake Louise area a powerful sense of scale and wildness.