Mount Temple
Trip Guide & 3D Map
Bow Range · Difficulty, season, and access — then explore the 3D terrain
Planning snapshot
Mount Temple is a 11,627 ft summit in the Bow Range (Canada). PeakAtlas rates it scramble (Class 3 scramble); best season is Jul–Sep. No special summit permit. Typical staging is Lake Louise (5.0 mi). PeakAtlas lists 3 OpenStreetMap lodging pins near the summit — coverage is often thinner outside well-mapped regions. Use the 3D map and trip checklist before you go.
- Elevation
- 11,627 ft
- Prominence
- 5,066 ft
- Difficulty tier
- Scramble
- Best season
- Jul–Sep
- Permits
- No special summit permit
- Staging
- Lake Louise · 5.0 mi
- Mapped lodging
- 3 OSM places
- Listed trails
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As of 2026-07-31 · Figures come from the PeakAtlas3D catalog: surveyed elevations and prominence, curated difficulty tiers, best-season windows, permit notes, staging-town distances, trail lists, and OpenStreetMap lodging near each summit. Not live weather, quotas, or prices.
How hard is Mount Temple, and what do you need before you go?
Mount Temple is listed as Class 3 scramble with a best season of Jul–Sep. Use the difficulty, permit, and staging details below before you commit to a date.
- Difficulty
- Class 3 scramble
- Best season
- Jul–Sep
- Access / staging
- Lake Louise, Alberta
How tall is Mount Temple, and where is it?
- Location
- Alberta, Canada
- Elevation
- 11,627 ft
- Prominence
- 5,066 ft
- Mountain range
- Bow Range
- Difficulty
- Class 3 scramble
What makes Mount Temple notable?
Banff’s signature scramble: the high point above Lake Louise and Moraine Lake.
Highest peak in the Lake Louise group — Banff’s most popular big scramble via Sentinel Pass from Moraine Lake, with real rockfall and snow-slope hazard.
After you check trip readiness for Mount Temple, explore the summit on PeakAtlas3D’s interactive 3D topographic map in the Bow Range, Alberta, Canada.
Closest places
- Lake Louise — Alberta via Moraine Lake / Sentinel Pass