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02-JAN-2006 © Gary Hebert

Eisenhower Peak

Banff National Park, Canada

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Castle Mountain is halfway between Banff and Lake Louise along the Bow Valley Parkway. Named by James Hector in 1858. The mountain was named for its fortress or castle-like appearance. Despite the appropriateness of Dr. Hector’s name and the fact that it had been used for almost one hundred years, the mountain was renamed Mount Eisenhower in 1946 in honour of American General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe during the final year of World War II. The decision to rename Castle Mountain was made by Prime Minister Mackenzie-King on the day before the President was to pay a visit to Ottawa. As much as Eisenhower was respected, this arbitrary decision so enraged the Alberta government that it immediately formed its own geographical names board. It took thirty-three years and an Albertan as Prime Minister before Castle Mountain regained its original name in 1979. As a compromise, the prominent tower on the southern end of the mountain was given the name Eisenhower Peak.
This is Castle Mountain before zooming in.

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MarcViskens27-Mar-2012 17:52
beautiful landscape
great colours and light
Marc
Guest 03-Jan-2006 23:19
Both great shots
viljamix03-Jan-2006 20:14
Majestic image with gorgeous light!
Kathy Pedersen03-Jan-2006 20:09
Beautiful Image, wonderful light and detail!
Buz Kiefer03-Jan-2006 18:13
Wonderful shot. The shadow and snow give it great depth and bring out the detail. Very nice shot. The earlier one is fantastic.
Rochelle Weiss03-Jan-2006 18:06
Wow, envious of you're photo backyard! Great shot.
Bryan Murahashi03-Jan-2006 16:27
Very nice with the dusting of snow and the blue sky. GMV.
Bob Foisel03-Jan-2006 16:16
Nice light, nice detail.
Focus03-Jan-2006 14:59
Both are beautiful shots........I really like the reflections in Castle Mountainn last winter....outstanding.
Guest 03-Jan-2006 14:16
Super sharp image as always.
Guest 03-Jan-2006 14:01
Excellent image Gary, I tend too believe that government kiss' to many a--'s and forgets the history of onces Nation and the people that made it what it is today...just my observation...
Herb 03-Jan-2006 13:50
Nice image
Beverly Wickersham03-Jan-2006 13:28
Beautiful shot, Gary. I really like the shot of Castle Mountain a lot. The Eisenhower Peak shot is very nice also.
Jola Dziubinska03-Jan-2006 12:27
Stunning photo, wonderful light and place.
Karen Stuebing03-Jan-2006 10:09
What a beautiful area you live in. I just love the red color of the rock with the dusting of snow. And of course, the reflection photo is fantastic too.
Peter Stahl03-Jan-2006 07:07
Beautiful scene with great lighting.
QUERIDO03-Jan-2006 06:42
very nice
Arno Meintjes Wildlife03-Jan-2006 06:36
W O W. Fantastic. Arno