Frank Slide
The Frank Slide was a massive rockslide that buried part of the mining town of Frank in the District of Alberta of the North-West Territories, Canada, at 4:10 a.m. on April 29, 1903.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Turtle Mountain and Hillcrest Cemetery.
Turtle Mountain
Peak
Photo: Arvindhraman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Turtle Mountain is a mountain in Alberta, Canada. It is located in the Crowsnest River Valley and is part of the Blairmore Range of the Canadian Rockies. The headwaters of the Oldman River are found here.
Blairmore Courthouse
Building
Photo: Arctic.gnome, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Blairmore Courthouse is a building, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Frank Slide.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bellevue and Hillcrest.
Bellevue
Suburb
Photo: Ribbet32, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bellevue is an urban community perched at 4,280 feet elevation in the Rocky Mountains within the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass in southwest Alberta, Canada.
Hillcrest
Suburb
Hillcrest, also known as Hillcrest Mines, is an urban community in the Rocky Mountains within the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass in southwest Alberta, Canada.
Blairmore
Suburb
Photo: Darren Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blairmore is a community in the Rocky Mountains within the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass in southwest Alberta, Canada. It was formerly incorporated as a town prior to 1979 when it amalgamated with four other municipalities to form Crowsnest Pass. Blairmore is situated 4 km northwest of Frank Slide.
Frank Slide
- Type: Scree
- Description: rocky debris field in Crowsnest Pass, Alberta, Canada
- Categories: disaster remains, tourism, tourist attraction, historic site, and landform
- Location: Alberta, Prairies, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.58887° or 49° 35′ 20″ northLongitude
-114.39404° or 114° 23′ 39″ westElevation
1,303 metres (4,275 feet)Open location code
85X7HJQ4+G9OpenStreetMap ID
way 23804339OpenStreetMap feature
historic=protected_siteOpenStreetMap feature
natural=screeOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Frank Slide” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Frank Slide”
- French: “éboulement de Frank”
- French: “Éboulement de Frank”
- French: “éboulis de Frank”
- French: “Frank Slide”
- German: “Bergsturz in Frank”
- German: “Frank Slide”
- Japanese: “フランク・スライド”
- Spanish: “Deslizamiento de Frank”
- Swedish: “Frank Slide”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Frank and Crowsnest Pass.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Frank Slide Viewpoint and Frank Mine Entrance.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Frank Slide”. Photo: Tupungato, CC BY 2.5.