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Photo: Looking south to The Turret from Upper Kananaskis Lake

The Turret

  • 2575 m (8,450ft)
  • Naming History
50.5861N -115.127W
Located east of the head of Sarrail Creek and northwest of the head of Fox Creek; south of eastern end of Upper Kananaskis Lake

Province: Alberta
Park: Kananaskis
Headwater: Bow
Major Valley: Kananaskis
Visible from Highway: 40
Year Named: 1985
Named by: Mr. and Mrs. H.E. Miller
Named for: The feature looks like a turret on a castle.

Note that Turret Mountain is located in the Tonquin Valley of Jasper National Park.

Photo: Looking across Upper Kananaskis Lake to The Turret (courtesy Rob Taerum)