The Fortress

#278 among destinations in Canada

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Fortress is a mountain located SE of Gusty Peak in the Kananaskis River Valley of Kananaskis Park of the Canadian Rockies. When viewed from Highway 40, the north face presents a fortress like appearance. The Fortress should not be confused with nearby Fortress Mountain. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 9843 ftProminence: 942 ftCoordinates: 50°49'42"N, 115°14'35"W

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AlbertaCanada

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The Fortress – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Golf Course, Chester Lake, Mount Kidd, Commonwealth Peak.

6.7 miNE
Golf
Golf Course, Kananaskis Country
170 min walk • Kananaskis Country Golf Course is a public 36-hole golf course situated in Kananaskis Country, a park system west of Calgary, Alberta, Canada in the foothills and front ranges of the Canadian Rockies.
1.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Chester Lake
46 min walk • Chester Lake is a small lake in the Alberta side of the Canadian Rockies. It is located in the valley north west of Mount Chester in Spray Valley Provincial Park, Kananaskis Country in Alberta, Canada.
5.1 miNE
Mountain
Mount Kidd, Kananaskis Country
129 min walk • Mount Kidd is a 2,958-metre double-summit massif centrally located in Kananaskis Country in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.
5.3 miSW
Mountain
Commonwealth Peak
136 min walk • Commonwealth Peak is a 2,775-metre mountain summit in the Spray Mountains, a sub-range of the Canadian Rockies in Alberta, Canada. The mountain is situated in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Birdwood, 1.0 km to the west.
1.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Chester
44 min walk • Mount Chester is a mountain located in the Smith-Dorrien Creek Valley of Kananaskis in the Canadian Rockies. The mountain was named in 1917 after HMS Chester, which was severely damaged in the Battle of Jutland.
3.9 miNW
Mountain
Mount Engadine
99 min walk • Mount Engadine is a 2,972-metre mountain summit located in the Spray River Valley of Kananaskis Country, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.
5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
The Wedge
127 min walk • The Wedge is a mountain in Alberta, Canada. It is part of the Fisher Range of the Southern Continental Ranges of the Canadian Rockies.
1.9 miSE
Mountain
Mount James Walker
50 min walk • Mount James Walker is a 3,035-metre mountain summit located in Kananaskis Country in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Mount James Walker is situated within Spray Valley Provincial Park, and its nearest higher peak is Mount Galatea, 5.0 km to the northwest.
1.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Headwall Lakes
40 min walk • The Headwall Lakes are in a valley south-east of Mount Chester in Kananaskis Country in Alberta, Canada. They can be accessed from the Smith-Dorrien / Spray Trail road.
4.8 miNW
Park
Spray Valley Provincial Park
122 min walk • Spray Valley Provincial Park is a provincial park located east of the Rocky Mountains, along the Spray River in western Alberta, Canada. The park is part of the Kananaskis Country park system. Spray Valley borders the Banff National Park to the west.
1.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Galatea
39 min walk • Mount Galatea is the highest peak of the Kananaskis Range, a subrange of the Canadian Rockies in the province of Alberta. It is located in the upper Spray Lakes Valley of the Kananaskis Country system of provincial parks.