Barrier Lake

#221 among destinations in Canada

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Barrier Lake is a man made reservoir at the north end of Kananaskis Country in Alberta, Canada. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 4544 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°1'25"N, 115°3'43"W

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Barrier Lake – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Nakiska, Heart Mountain, Mount Baldy, Wasootch Peak.

6.6 miSW
Winter sport, Ski area
Nakiska
169 min walk • Nakiska is a ski resort in western Canada, in the Kananaskis Country region of the province of Alberta. It is located 83 km from Calgary, west on Highway 1 and south on Highway 40. "Nakiska" is a Cree word meaning "to meet" or "meeting...
3.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Heart Mountain
88 min walk • Heart Mountain is a mountain located in the Bow River valley just south of Exshaw, Alberta. The peak was named in 1957 for the heart shaped layer of limestone near the top.
0.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Baldy
23 min walk • Mount Baldy is a mountain located in the Kananaskis River valley alongside Highway 40 in the Canadian Rockies. During World War II, prisoners in a nearby internment camp were occasionally permitted to make the ascent of Mt.
5.6 miS
Mountain
Wasootch Peak, Kananaskis Country
143 min walk • Wasootch Peak is a 2,352-metre mountain summit located in the Fisher Range of Kananaskis Country in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.
5.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lac des Arcs
148 min walk • Lac des Arcs is a lake in Alberta, Canada, that forms part of the Bow River. Located within Alberta's Rockies, the Hamlet of Lac des Arcs is located on the lake's southeastern shore, while the Lafarge Exshaw Plant and a limestone quarry lie on the lake's northern shore.
1.9 miN
Park
Bow Valley Provincial Park
49 min walk • Bow Valley Provincial Park is a provincial park in Alberta, Canada. Established in 1959 in the arch of the Bow River at its confluence with the Kananaskis River, the park is one park of many within the Kananaskis Country park system.
3.2 miS
Mountain
Midnight Peak, Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial Park
83 min walk • Midnight Peak is located in the Kananaskis River valley along Highway 40 in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta.