Cypress Hills (Canada)

Cypress Hills
The Cypress Hills
Highest point
Elevation1,468 m (4,816 ft)
Coordinates49°37′48″N 110°21′34″W / 49.63000°N 110.35944°W / 49.63000; -110.35944
Dimensions
Area2,500 km2 (970 sq mi)
Geography
Cypress Hills is located in Canada
Cypress Hills
Cypress Hills
Cypress Hills location in Western Canada
CountryCanada
Provinces
Topo mapNTS 72E9 Elkwater Lake

The Cypress Hills are a geographical region of hills in southwestern Saskatchewan and southeastern Alberta, Canada. The hills are part of the Missouri Coteau upland. The hills cover an area of approximately 2,500 km2 (970 sq mi).[1] About 400 km2 (150 sq mi) or 16% of this area is an interprovincial park.

The highest point in the Cypress Hills is at Head of the Mountain in Alberta at 1,466 m (4,810 ft). The highest point in Saskatchewan is 1,392 m (4,567 ft), in a farmer's field in the Cypress Hills, at 49°33′N 109°59′W / 49.550°N 109.983°W / 49.550; -109.983.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Cypress Hills". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference statscan was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Kerslake, Danny (5 July 2017). "Mystery of Sask.'s nameless highest point solved by podcast". CBC News. Retrieved 5 March 2018.

Cypress Hills (Canada)

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