Prairie Mountain West Ridge Trail
An out-and-back trail, 1.8 miles each way (3.6 miles round trip) in Alberta, Canada.
Photo: Thank you for visiting my page from Canada, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 1.8 mi
- round trip
- 1,926 ft
- climb
- 7,022 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Prairie Mountain West Ridge Trail is an out-and-back trail, 1.8 miles each way (3.6 miles round trip) in Alberta, Canada, inside Kananaskis Country Public Land Use Zone. It runs between about 5,300 ft and 7,020 ft above sea level, with roughly 100 ft of climbing one way. The nearest town is Mount Kidd RV Park, about 14 miles east of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Prairie Mountain, Ben's Hill and Moose Mountain Southeast. Elbow Falls is within about 3 miles. For camping, Beaver Flats Campground and Paddy's Flat Campground are within about 6 miles. There are 8 other mapped trails within about 3 miles, so you can combine or extend the outing. Distances, elevations and the route shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trails, access rules and conditions change, so check locally before you go.
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Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Prairie Mountain West Ridge Trail for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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