Lake Terrapin
Lake Terrapin is a lake in Alberta, Prairies and has an elevation of 1,865 metres.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Gloria and Terrapin Mountain.
Mount Gloria
Peak
Mount Gloria is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide in Canada. It was named in 1913 by the Interprovincial Boundary Survey after Lake Gloria which lies directly north of the mountain.
Terrapin Mountain
Peak
Terrapin Mountain is located southeast of Lake Magog in Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park and straddles the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border. Terrapin Mountain is situated 2½ km northwest of Lake Terrapin.
The Towers
Peak
The Towers is a 2,842-metre mountain located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It also straddles the shared boundary of Banff National Park with Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park. The Towers is situated 2½ km north of Lake Terrapin.
Lake Terrapin
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in Alberta, Canada
- Category: lake
- Location: Alberta, Prairies, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.86486° or 50° 51′ 54″ north
Longitude
-115.59193° or 115° 35′ 31″ west
Elevation
1,865 metres (6,119 feet)
Open location code
9526VC75+W6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake Terrapin from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Lake Terrapin” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lake Terrapin”
- French: “Lake Terrapin”
- Swedish: “Lake Terrapin”
- Welsh: “Llyn Terrapin”
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