Wasootch Peak, Kananaskis Country

Name: Wasootch Peak
Address: Kananaskis Country, Canada

#3 among attractions in Kananaskis Country

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Wasootch Peak is a 2,352-metre mountain summit located in the Fisher Range of Kananaskis Country in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. The peak is situated on the northern end of the ridge that separates Wasootch Creek from the Kananaskis River. Wasootch Peak's nearest higher peak is Old Baldy, 1.54 km to the southeast. The peak may be seen from Highway 40, and is prominently featured from the ski slopes at Nakiska. Wasootch is from the Stoney language word wazi, which translated means unique. ()

Coordinates: 50°56'47"N, 115°5'60"W

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Kananaskis Country Canada

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Wasootch Peak – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Golf Course, Nakiska, Barrier Lake, Mount Kidd.

3.6 miSW
Golf
Golf Course, Kananaskis Country
92 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.
2.1 miW
Winter sport, Ski area
Nakiska
53 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...
5.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Barrier Lake
143 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.
5.4 miSW
Mountain
Mount Kidd, Kananaskis Country
137 min walk • Mount Kidd is a 2,958-metre double-summit massif centrally located in Kananaskis Country in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.
5.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Baldy
130 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.
3.6 miNE
Mountain
Midnight Peak, Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial Park
93 min walk • Midnight Peak is located in the Kananaskis River valley along Highway 40 in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta.
5.7 miSE
Mountain
Mount Bryant, Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial Park
145 min walk • Mount Bryant is a mountain in the Fisher Range in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta. Named for Alfred Harold Bryant, a homesteader from the surrounding area who later became a forest ranger.