Alberta
Map of Alberta
0200 km (124 mi)400 km (249 mi)600 km (373 mi)800 km (497 mi)
Height
167 m (548 ft), 300 m (984 ft), 500 m (1640 ft), 750 m (2460 ft), 1000 m (3280 ft), 1500 m (4920 ft), 2000 m (6560 ft), 2500 m (8200 ft), 3000 m (9840 ft), Max altitude 3721 m (12210 ft)Permanent snow and iceWinter snow (approximate)
Height from west to east in Alberta
Height from south to north in Alberta
1Athabasca206 to 1 394 m2Peace208 to 612 m3North Saskatchewan517 to 1 792 m
Natural Earth · GEBCO 2026 Grid · Lakes: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0) · This product incorporates data from the GDW database © Global Dam Watch (2024) · Names: GeoNames (CC BY)
Basic Information
Capital City: Edmonton
Population: 4,262,635 (Wikidata, 2021)
Area: 661,848 km² / 255,541 sq mi
People from Alberta are called: Albertan
Created: 1905
Geography
Highest Elevation Point: Mount Columbia (3 747 m)
Lowest point: Slave River (152 m)
Borders
- British Columbia — Northwest
- Saskatchewan — Southeast
- Northwest Territories — North
Technical Information
Time Zone: UTC−06:00