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.
- Type: Scree
- Description: rocky debris field in Crowsnest Pass, Alberta, Canada
- Also known as: “éboulement de Frank” and “éboulis de Frank”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Turtle Mountain and Hillcrest Cemetery.
Blairmore Courthouse
Building
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bellevue and Hillcrest.
Blairmore
Suburb
Frank Slide
- 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″ north
Longitude
-114.39404° or 114° 23′ 39″ west
Elevation
1,303 metres (4,275 feet)
Open location code
85X7HJQ4+G9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=protected_site
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=scree
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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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: “Frank Slide”
- German: “Bergsturz in Frank”
- Japanese: “フランク・スライド”
- Spanish: “Deslizamiento de Frank”
- Swedish: “Frank Slide”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Frank and Crowsnest Pass.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Frank Slide Viewpoint and Frank Mine Entrance.
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