Aster Lake Backcountry Campground

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• Bring cash for fees in case card payment isn't available on site.

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• Cochrane, CA · 85 km

What’s nearby

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🏞️ Attractions

End of Rawson Lake TrailTrails & trailheads1.5 km · ~5 min driveDirections ↗

Rawson Lake TrailheadTrails & trailheads1.5 km · ~5 min driveDirections ↗

Mount Foch SW1.5 (3,120 m)Summits & peaks

Mount Foch is a 3,194-metre (10,479-foot) mountain summit located at the Northern end of Elk Lakes Provincial Park, and straddles the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border in Canada. It was named in 1918 after Marshal of France Ferdinand Foch. The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1930 by Kate (Katie) Gardiner and Walter Feuz. The duo also made the first ascents of

1.5 km · ~5 min driveDirections ↗

View of the Lake in front of Mt. SarrailAttractions1.5 km · ~5 min driveDirections ↗

Upper Lake Circuit JunctionTrails & trailheads2.8 km · ~6 min driveDirections ↗

Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkParks & play2.8 km · ~7 min driveDirections ↗

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meadowsParks & play293.5 km · ~308 min driveDirections ↗

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Mount Marlborough (2,973 m)Summits & peaks294.7 km · ~311 min driveDirections ↗

Mount Pushover (2,920 m)Summits & peaks

Mount Northover is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. The nearest higher peak is Mount Lyautey, 2.0 km (1.2 mi) to the north-northeast. It was named in 1917 after Lieutenant A.W. Northover, M.C., one of western Canada's first war heroes. Northover had recently migrated there from the United Kingdom and started a new family there. A Boer War veteran, No

296.4 km · ~315 min driveDirections ↗

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Upper Elk FallsWaterfalls385.3 km · ~430 min driveDirections ↗

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Elk Lakes ParkParks & play385.3 km · ~430 min driveDirections ↗

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