Lake Louise in Banff National Park, this view looks very much like that from the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise hotel. The vibrant waters of Lake Louise are five kilometers (three miles) from the hamlet of Lake Louise. Named for Queen Victorias fourth daughter, Lake Louise is a truly awe-inspiring sight. The lake was previously known as Ho-Run-Num-Nay (the Lake of Lake of Little Fishes) by the Stoney Nakoda First Nations people. The hanging Victoria Glacier and an amphitheater of rugged peaks provide an imposing backdrop to the lake, which is about 2.5 kilometers (1.5 miles) long and 90 meters (295 feet) deep. During the summer the lake is an intense shade of turquoise, the result of light refracting off the rock flour (glacier silt) deposited in the lake by glacier run off. The color of the lake is most vibrant in July and August when the flow of the melt water is at its highest. At an elevation of 1,750 meters (5,740 feet), Lake Louise normally thaws in June. (https://www.banfflakelouise.com/lake-louise) Banff National Park is Canada's oldest, established in 1885. It covers 2,564 sq. mi. in the Rocky Mountains.