Elbow Pass
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Elbow Pass is a high mountain pass in the Canadian Rockies that serves as a scenic hiking area and the headwaters region of the Elbow River.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hiking area
ⓘ
mountain pass ⓘ |
| accessBy |
Elbow Pass Trail
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Highway 40 (Kananaskis Trail) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | continental subalpine ⓘ |
| closestMajorCity | Calgary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Highwood Pass area via trail network
ⓘ
Little Elbow area via trails ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| distanceFromCalgary | approximately 80–100 kilometres southwest ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Bow River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecosystem |
alpine
ⓘ
subalpine ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 2100 metres
ⓘ
approximately 6890 feet ⓘ |
| hazard |
avalanche risk in winter and spring
ⓘ
rapidly changing mountain weather ⓘ wildlife encounters (bears, elk, etc.) ⓘ |
| hydrologicalRole | headwaters region of the Elbow River ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Alberta Rockies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kananaskis Country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alberta
ⓘ
Canadian Rockies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managementBy | Government of Alberta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Canadian Rockies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Elbow Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the headwaters of a major river supplying Calgary
ⓘ
scenic alpine lake and pass setting ⓘ |
| protectedArea | Peter Lougheed Provincial Park vicinity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recreationType |
backcountry camping vicinity
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ mountain biking (on some connecting trails) ⓘ trail running ⓘ |
| riverOrigin | Elbow River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scenicViewOf |
alpine meadows
ⓘ
surrounding Rocky Mountain peaks ⓘ |
| season | primarily summer and early fall for hiking ⓘ |
| snowCover | typically late October to late May ⓘ |
| trailDifficulty | easy to moderate (to Elbow Lake and pass area) ⓘ |
| trailNetwork | Kananaskis trail system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
outdoor recreation
ⓘ
watershed protection ⓘ |
| vegetation |
alpine meadows and shrubs
ⓘ
coniferous forest ⓘ |
| winterUse |
backcountry skiing vicinity
ⓘ
snowshoeing vicinity ⓘ |
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