Elk Range, Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial Park

Name: Elk Range
Address: Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial Park, Canada

#16 among attractions in Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial Park

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The Elk Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies, located on the southern edge of Kananaskis on the Alberta-British Columbia border. The range was named for elk found on the mountain slopes and in the nearby Elk River valley. Originally known as the Elk Mountains in 1917, the name was formally changed to the Elk Range in 1951. ()

Area: 90.35 mi²Coordinates: 50°31'9"N, 114°57'14"W

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Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial Park Canada

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Elk Range – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Elk Lakes cabin, Highwood Pass, Mount Tyrwhitt, Mist Mountain.

5.7 miW
Hiking, Wilderness hut
Elk Lakes cabin
145 min walk • Tucked away in the majestic Canadian Rockies, Elk Lakes Cabin stands as a serene refuge for adventurers seeking a wilderness experience. This remote wilderness hut, accessible only by foot or ski, promises a true escape from the hustle and bustle of daily life...
5.7 miN
Mountain pass
Highwood Pass
146 min walk • Highwood Pass is a mountain pass in Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada. It lies west of Mount Rae and Mount Arethusa of the Misty Range, south of the Elbow Pass. It lies within the Peter Lougheed Provincial Park on Alberta Highway 40. The Highwood River originates in the pass.
5.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Tyrwhitt
132 min walk • Mount Tyrwhitt is a mountain in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada located between Highway 40 and Elk Pass in the Elk Range of the Canadian Rockies, west of the Highwood Pass parking lot in Kananaskis Country and south east of Upper Kananaskis Lake.
3.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mist Mountain
79 min walk • Mist Mountain is a mountain located alongside Highway 40 in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. It reaches an elevation of 3,140 m and is visible from Alberta Highway 40 and the Sheep River. The mountain was named in 1884 by George M. Dawson.
6.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Pocaterra
165 min walk • Mount Pocaterra is the unofficial name of a rocky formation named after the Pocaterra Creek in the same region. It is located in the Elk Range in Alberta. This peak is located on the crest of a ridge, about 1.5 km north of the lower Mount Tyrwhitt. The peak is a double summit, with the north summit slightly higher.
1.9 miNW
Mountain
Storelk Mountain, Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial Park
48 min walk • Storelk Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1915.
4.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Storm Mountain
122 min walk • Storm Mountain is a 3,158-metre mountain summit located on the Continental Divide on the shared border of Alberta and British Columbia in Canada.
2.4 miS
Mountain
Mount Odlum, Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial Park
61 min walk • Mount Odlum is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1917 after Victor Wentworth Odlum, Brigadier-General in the Canadian army during World War I. After the war, he entered politics from 1924-1947.
6.1 miN
Neighbourhood
Kananaskis Improvement District, Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial Park
155 min walk • Kananaskis Improvement District is an improvement district in Alberta, Canada. It is located within Alberta's Rockies, sharing much of its boundaries with Kananaskis Country. The administrative centre of the improvement district is Kananaskis Village.