[1] Parker Ridge is situated along the west side of the Icefields Parkway and southeast of Sunwapta Pass.

Parker Ridge is a ski-touring destination in the winter and popular hiking destination in the summer because it is situated beside the Icefields Parkway allowing easy access, and is nearly entirely above treeline allowing good views of the surrounding mountain landscape.

A 2.2 km (1.4 mi) trail gains 275 metres (900 ft) of elevation from the highway to the top of the ridge.

The Elizabeth Parker hut near Lake O'Hara in Yoho National Park is also named in her honor.

[2] Like other mountains in Banff Park, Parker Ridge is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.