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.

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Label Occurrences
Elbow Pass canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf hiking area ⓘ
mountain pass ⓘ
accessBy Elbow Pass Trail ⓘ
Highway 40 (Kananaskis Trail) ⓘ
linked to: Alberta Highway 40
climate continental subalpine ⓘ
closestMajorCity Calgary ⓘ
connectedTo Highwood Pass area via trail network ⓘ
Little Elbow area via trails ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
distanceFromCalgary approximately 80–100 kilometres southwest ⓘ
drainageBasin Bow River basin ⓘ
linked to: Bow River
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 ⓘ
Kananaskis Country ⓘ
linked to: Kananaskis
locatedIn Alberta ⓘ
Canadian Rockies ⓘ
linked to: Rocky Mountains
managementBy Government of Alberta ⓘ
mountainRange Canadian Rockies ⓘ
linked to: Rocky Mountains
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 ⓘ
recreationType backcountry camping vicinity ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
mountain biking (on some connecting trails) ⓘ
trail running ⓘ
riverOrigin Elbow River ⓘ
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 ⓘ
linked to: Kananaskis
usedFor outdoor recreation ⓘ
watershed protection ⓘ
vegetation alpine meadows and shrubs ⓘ
coniferous forest ⓘ
winterUse backcountry skiing vicinity ⓘ
snowshoeing vicinity ⓘ

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Elbow River → sourceLocation → Elbow Pass ⓘ