Foothills
The Foothills are the part of Central Alberta where the Rocky Mountains transition to the Great Plains. Running from northwest to southeast across much of Central Alberta, this region includes landscapes ranging from rugged in the west to gently rolling in the east.
Essential Destinations
Top destinations: Rocky Mountain House and Drayton Valley.
Destinations to Discover
Places to explore: Sundre and Entwistle-Evansburg.
Entwistle-Evansburg
Entwistle and Evansburg are small neighbouring communities in the Foothills region of Alberta.Foothills
- Type: foothills
- Description: upland area in western Canada
- Also known as: “contreforts des Rocheuses” and “Rocky Mountain Foothills”
- Location: Central Alberta, Alberta, Prairies, Canada, North America
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Latitude of center
52.3753° or 52° 22′ 31″ north
Longitude of center
-114.922° or 114° 55′ 19″ west
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Foothills” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rocky Mountain Foothills (bukid sa British Columbia)”
- Cebuano: “Rocky Mountain Foothills”
- Dutch: “Rocky Mountain Foothills”
- French: “contreforts des montagnes Rocheuses”
- French: “Contreforts des montagnes Rocheuses”
- Romanian: “Rocky Mountain Foothills”
- Swedish: “Rocky Mountain Foothills”
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