Explore this 0.6-km out-and-back trail near Okotoks, Alberta. Generally considered an easy route, it takes an average of 8 min to complete. This is a very …
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Sep 12, 2023
WE had two couples visiting Canada from the UK and decided to take them here for a visit before heading to the Frank Slide Interpretive Centre. They really enjoyed the walk around the Big Rock displa… Full review by GPaCalgary
Aug 5, 2023
Enjoyed a walk around this fascinating and unusual large rock just outside Okotoks on a sunny warm evening. It’s amazing how it was left behind in this area. There are a couple of information boards… Full review by 2014Jandy
Jul 24, 2023
Amazing huge rocks that were left by a glacier on an otherwise flat landscape. Had seen it on the internet then was pleasantly surprised that it was on our route after leaving Black Diamond. This s… Full review by Hvnahoot
Please tell me where the big rock in okotoks Alberta came from
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"During a period of mountain building between 80 and 50 million years ago, the Rocky Mountains were formed from beds of sedimentary rock that were thrust up and eastwards. The …
"During a period of mountain building between 80 and 50 million years ago, the Rocky Mountains were formed from beds of sedimentary rock that were thrust up and eastwards. The source of the Big Rock was discovered by looking for quartzite – the Rockies are predominantly limestone, and quartzite is less common in the Main Ranges. Big Rock was originally part of a mountain in what is now Jasper National Park. During the last ice age, sometime after about 30,000 years ago, a large rockslide crashed debris onto the surface of a glacier that occupied the present day Athabasca River valley, and this debris, including Big Rock, was carried out of the mountains on the surface of the glacier" - I copied this information from Alberta's Culture and Tourism website (not able to post the HTML here)
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