View Tom Dempsey's photos of Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, British Columbia. Mount Assiniboine (3618 meters or 11,870 feet elevation) is the "Matterhorn of Canada," reachable on foot or via helicopter. It is part of Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site declared by UNESCO in 1984. Photos include Lake Magog, Sunburst Lake, Cerulean Lake, Nub Peak trail, and a Columbian Ground Squirrel. Hike from Banff National Park to Rock Isle Lake via Sunshine Meadows, or backpack further to Mount Assiniboine.