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References
- ↑ "Blackface Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada.
- ↑ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 20.
Coordinates: 52°54′00″N117°24′36″W / 52.9000°N 117.4101°W
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