Alberta's Rockies

On the southwestern part of the province along the British Columbia border, the region covers all but the south of Census Division 15.

They include Fortress Mountain Resort, Lake Louise, Marmot Basin, Mount Norquay, Nakiska and Sunshine Village.

Some of the more spectacular are Bow, Hector, Louise, Maligne, Moraine, Peyto, Pyramid and Vermilion lakes.

David Thompson Highway leads from the Rockies into central Alberta from Saskatchewan River Crossing, and Banff Windermere Parkway leads from Castle Junction (south of Lake Louise) through the Kootenay National Park to the Columbia River valley.

The towns of Grande Cache and Hinton, on the eastern edge of the Rockies, are sometimes considered as part of this region.