Elbow Lake

Elbow Lake is a lake located in the north of the Highwood pass in in , Canada. Elbow Lake lies at an elevation of 2,120 m and is the headwater of the .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Rae and Gap Mountain.

Peak
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is a mountain located on the eastern side of Highway 40 between and the Ptarmigan Cirque in the of . was named after John Rae, explorer of , in 1859.

Peak
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is a 2,675-metre mountain summit located at the southern end of the Opal Range in the of , Canada. The nearest higher neighbor is , 2 km to the east.

Elbow Lake

Latitude
50.64025° or 50° 38′ 25″ north
Longitude
-115.00846° or 115° 0′ 30″ west
Elevation
2,090 metres (6,857 feet)
Open location code
9526JXRR+4J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 301744587
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Geo­Names ID
5947385
Wiki­data ID
Q3214858
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Satellite Map

Discover Elbow Lake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Elbow Lake” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Elbow Lake (lanaw sa Canada, Alberta)”
  • Cebuano: “Elbow Lake”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره البو”
  • French: “lac Elbow”
  • French: “Lac Elbow”
  • Swedish: “Elbow Lake, Alberta”
  • Swedish: “Elbow Lake”

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