Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial Park

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Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial Park
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)
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Location of Elbow-Sheep Wildland in Kananaskis Country
Location Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada
Nearest city Calgary
Coordinates 50°42′N115°00′W / 50.7°N 115°W / 50.7; -115 Coordinates: 50°42′N115°00′W / 50.7°N 115°W / 50.7; -115
Area816.07 km2
EstablishedJanuary 10, 1996
Governing body Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation

Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial Park is a provincial park and wildlife reserve located in the Kananaskis Country in south-western Alberta, Canada. It is within the Canadian Rocky Mountains.

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The park offers setting for hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding through mountain landscapes of lodgepole pine and spruce forests.

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