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Maligne Lake. Lake Minnewanka. Moose Lake. Ice fishing on Pigeon Lake. Vermilion Lakes. Waterton Lake. This is a list of lakes of Alberta, Canada . Most of Alberta's lakes were formed during the last glaciation, about 12,000 years ago. There are many different types of lakes in Alberta, from glacial lakes in the Canadian Rockies to small ...
Alberta's southwestern boundary is traced on the Continental Divide, along the high ranges of the Rocky Mountains, and many peaks are located on the Alberta–British Columbia border. The peak of Mount Columbia, within Jasper National Park, is the highest point in Alberta, second highest in the Canadian Rockies and 28th highest in Canada.
Alberta is a province in Canada that has many towns with different characteristics and histories. This webpage provides a comprehensive list of towns in Alberta, with links to their detailed information and maps. You can also compare them with the list of cities in Alberta from another webpage.
There are currently nine towns – Blackfalds, Canmore, Cochrane, High River, Morinville, Okotoks, Stony Plain, Strathmore, and Sylvan Lake – that are eligible for city status having populations in excess of 10,000. [ 2] In addition, the Town of Hinton has expressed interest in incorporating as a city once it surpasses 10,000 people. [ 10]
Alberta's rivers flow towards three different bodies of water, the Arctic Ocean, the Hudson Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Alberta is located immediately east of the continental divide , so no rivers from Alberta reach the Pacific Ocean .
River. Moraine Creek. Valley of the Ten Peaks ( French: Vallée des Dix Pics) is a valley in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada, which is crowned by ten notable peaks and also includes Moraine Lake. The valley can be reached by following the Moraine Lake road near Lake Louise. The ten peaks were originally named by Samuel Allen, an early ...
Dolomite Peak is a 2,998-metre (9,836-foot) mountain summit located in the Bow River valley of Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Cirque Peak, 3.98 km (2.47 mi) to the northwest. [2] Dolomite Peak can be seen from the Icefields Parkway with its distinctive crags and colorful towers that ...
Lake Louise (named Ho-run-num-nay (Lake of the Little Fishes) by the Stoney Nakoda First Nations people) [ 1][ 2] is a glacial lake within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. Situated 11 km (6.8 mi) east of the border with British Columbia, Lake Louise is located 5 km (3.1 mi) west of the hamlet of Lake Louise and the Trans-Canada Highway ...