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Don Getty Wildland Provincial Park
Don Getty Wildland Provincial Park is a wildland provincial park in Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada. It was created on 24 July 2001 and has an area of . The park was named for the 11th premier of Alberta, Don Getty. The park was designated as part of the ''Special Places 2000: Alberta’s Natural Heritage'' initiative. Location Don Getty WPP is not one continuous tract but sixteen separate parcels stretching from north to south. The park is on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. The three northern-most parcels are north of Canmore, Alberta, Canmore, the Bow River and the Trans-Canada Highway. The first is north of the Ghost River (Alberta), Ghost River and borders the Ghost River Wilderness Area to the west. The northwest edge of the park borders Banff National Park. This parcel is the headwaters of Waiporous Creek. The second parcel is south of the Ghost River and north of Banff Nation Park. It borders the Ghost River Wilderness Area to the west. These two parcels w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberta
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories (NWT) to the north, and the U.S. state of Montana to the south. It is one of the only two landlocked provinces in Canada (Saskatchewan being the other). The eastern part of the province is occupied by the Great Plains, while the western part borders the Rocky Mountains. The province has a predominantly continental climate but experiences quick temperature changes due to air aridity. Seasonal temperature swings are less pronounced in western Alberta due to occasional Chinook winds. Alberta is the fourth largest province by area at , and the fourth most populous, being home to 4,262,635 people. Alberta's capital is Edmonton, while Calgary is its largest city. The two are Alberta's largest census metropolitan areas. More tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
