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Lake O'Hara

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to the east. The lake and the valley are accessible through a bus service that is run by Parks Canada or by an 11 km hike along a road with an elevation gain of approximately 500m.
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The area is known for its scenery as well as its alpine hiking. Visitors often follow the climbing trails which ascend from Lake O'Hara to
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is in the Meadows about a 15-minute walk from the Lodge. It is a ski destination in the winter, with many skiers doing it as a day trip.
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The area is named after Colonel Robert O'Hara, an Irishman from Derryhoyle, Craughwell, County
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at an elevation of 2,020 metres (6,630 ft) in the alpine area of
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who heard about the area from J.J. McArthur, a government surveyor.
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Lake O'Hara is located in British Columbia
Yoho National Park
British Columbia
51°21′21.25″N 116°19′49.60″W / 51.3559028°N 116.3304444°W / 51.3559028; -116.3304444
Primary outflows
Basin

Odaray Mountain
lake
Yoho National Park
British Columbia
Great Divide
Alberta
Banff National Park
Lake Oesa
Opabin Lake
Galway
Elizabeth Parker Alpine Club Hut
John Singer Sargent's 1916 painting of Lake O'Hara.
John Singer Sargent
Watercolor sketch of Lake O'Hara by John Singer Sargent, 1916.
John Singer Sargent
Lake McArthur by J. E. H. MacDonald, 1924.
J. E. H. MacDonald
J. E. H. MacDonald painting of Mount Lefroy (1932)
J. E. H. MacDonald
J. E. H. MacDonald painting of Lake Oesa (1932).
J. E. H. MacDonald
List of lakes in Yoho National Park

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