Heart Mountain

#303 among destinations in Canada

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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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. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 7005 ftProminence: 256 ftCoordinates: 51°2'23"N, 115°8'13"W

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AlbertaCanada

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Heart Mountain – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Barrier Lake, Mount Baldy, Lac des Arcs, Bow Valley Provincial Park.

3.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Barrier Lake
88 min walk • Barrier Lake is a man made reservoir at the north end of Kananaskis Country in Alberta, Canada. Highway 40 runs between the lake and Mount Baldy, on the eastern shore. It is entirely located in the Bow Valley Provincial Park. Barrier Lake was created for hydroelectric power generation on the Kananaskis River.
4.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Baldy
107 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.
2.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lac des Arcs
60 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.
2.9 miE
Park
Bow Valley Provincial Park
75 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.
6 miSE
Mountain
Midnight Peak, Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial Park
155 min walk • Midnight Peak is located in the Kananaskis River valley along Highway 40 in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta.

Heart Mountain

Facts and practical information

Heart Mountain plan & book

Heart Mountain – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Barrier Lake

Mount Baldy

Lac des Arcs

Bow Valley Provincial Park

Midnight Peak, Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial Park