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Cascade Mountain

Mountain
82 O

Approximately 5 km north of Banff, elevation of 2998 m.

The name for this mountain is taken from the translation of an aboriginal term meaning "mountain where the water falls." James Hector (see Mount Hector) recorded this name in 1858.