Geology in Alberta

Discover 6 places to experience unusual geology in Alberta.

Red Rock Coulee

Red Rock Coulee

Huge spherical rocks in the middle of the prairie.

Okotoks, Alberta

Big Rock Erratic

This massive and unusual rock formation near Okotoks is the world's largest known glacial erratic.

The Badlands Guardian

A face emerges from the landscape when seen from the air.

Columbia Icefield

A surviving remnant of the thick ice mass that once mantled most of Western Canada's mountains.

Bellevue, Alberta

Frank Slide

A sleepy little town that had the greatest landslide in North American history fall on it.

Drumheller, Alberta

The Hoodoos of Drumheller Valley

Hoodoos, naturally eroded land formations, stand 20 feet tall in the Canadian badlands.

Are we missing something unusual in Alberta?