First Oil Well in Western Canada, Waterton Lakes National Park

Name: First Oil Well in Western Canada
Address: Waterton Lakes National Park, Canada

#5 among attractions in Waterton Lakes National Park

Natural attraction, Nature, Top attraction, Lake

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First Oil Well in Western Canada, Waterton Lakes National Park

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The First Oil Well in Western Canada also known as Lineham Discovery Well No. 1, is a defunct oil well and national historic site of Canada which commemorates the 21 September 1902 oil strike in what is now Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta. The oil well originally drilled in 1902, was the first productive oil well in the Western Canadian provinces. ()

Built: 1902 (122 years ago)Elevation: 5066 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 49°4'16"N, 113°59'13"W

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First Oil Well in Western Canada – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cameron Lake, Summit Lake, Mount Crandell, Mount Richards.

5.2 miSW
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Cameron Lake, Waterton Lakes National Park
134 min walk • Cameron Lake is at the end of the Akamina Parkway, Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada. It is named after Donald Roderick Cameron a British Royal Artillery captain.
4.7 miS
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Summit Lake, Waterton Lakes National Park
121 min walk • Summit Lake is located east of Cameron Lake in Waterton Lakes National Park Alberta, Canada along the Alderson-Carthew trail. It lies in the pass between Mount Carthew and Mount Custer.
2.7 miE
Lake
Mount Crandell, Waterton Lakes National Park
69 min walk • Mount Crandell is a 2,381-metre mountain summit located in Waterton Lakes National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. It is situated immediately north of the Waterton townsite. Its nearest higher peak is Bertha Peak, 2.94 km to the south-southwest.
4.6 miSE
Lake
Mount Richards, Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
118 min walk • Mount Richards is a 2,377-meter-elevation mountain summit located in Waterton Lakes National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.
3.4 miS
Mountain
Mount Alderson, Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
86 min walk • Mount Alderson is a 2,692-metre summit located in Waterton Lakes National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Custer, 8.0 km to the southwest.
5 miE
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Waterton Lake, Waterton Lakes National Park
128 min walk • Waterton Lake is a mountain lake in southern Alberta, Canada and northern Montana, United States. The lake is composed of two bodies of water, connected by a shallow channel known locally as the Bosporus.
2.8 miS
Mountain
Mount Carthew, Waterton Lakes National Park
71 min walk • Mount Carthew is a 2,636-metre mountain summit located in Waterton Lakes National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Mount Carthew was named after William Morden Carthew, a World War I casualty.
6 miSW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Forum Peak, Waterton Lakes National Park
154 min walk • Forum Peak is a summit located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It is the southernmost mountain in the Canadian Rockies, situated only 500 metres north of the Canada–United States border.
4 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Mount Galwey, Waterton Lakes National Park
104 min walk • Mount Galwey is a mountain located north of Blakiston Creek in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada. The mountain was named in 1934 after Lt. Galwey, who was an astronomer for the International Boundary Commission.
2.9 miSE
Lake
Bertha Peak, Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
75 min walk • Bertha Peak is a 2,454-metre mountain summit located in Waterton Lakes National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. It is situated behind the Waterton townsite. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Alderson, 2.0 km to the southwest.
2.7 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Mount Blakiston, Waterton Lakes National Park
69 min walk • Mount Blakiston is a mountain in the southwestern corner of Alberta, Canada and the highest point within Waterton Lakes National Park. The mountain is situated in the Clark Range, north of Lineham Creek and south of Blakiston Creek.