The geological structure of Turtle Mountain is believed to be the main reason the Frank Slide occurred. One of Canada's Largest Modern Rockslides One of Canada's largest modern rockslides occurred on April 29, 1903, at 4:10 a.m. on Turtle Mountain in the Crowsnest Pass, which is approximately 250 km south of Calgary, in southwestern Alberta. Overall, entire ecosystems in Frank, Alberta were destroyed. The landslide dammed up the Crowsnest River. Which leads to the prevention of sedimentation from flowing down the stream and providing nutrients to other organisms, (Honey Well, 2022). The Frank Slide is used for public awareness and education about geological disasters 1.5 km hiking trail through the rocks of the slide; Viewpoints and interpretive panels outside the Centre; School and Group Bookings. Contact the Centre by phone at 403-562-7388 or by email at [email protected]. Accessibility. Pathway from the parking lot to the Centre is wheelchair accessible. The Centre and its washrooms are wheelchair 283. The town of Frank in Alberta, Canada was a small 600 person, bucolic mining town. That is, of course, until a mountain fell on it. In the middle of the night on April 29th, 1903, a 3,280 foot Frank became the first incorporated town in the Pass and by 1903 served 1000 people with two dozen businesses and services, a two-story brick school and a regional post office. The Frank Slide. At 4:10am on April 29, 1903, 74 million tonnes (30 million cubic meters) of limestone fell from the east face of Turtle Mountain and covered On April 29, 1903, at 4:10 am, in 90 seconds, 82 million tonnes of limestone sheered off the east face of Turtle Mountain and roared down into Crowsnest Pass. The avalanche took with it a coalmine entrance, two kilometres of railway, two ranches and part of Frank, NWT (now Alberta). Of the town's approximately 600 inhabitants, nearly 100 were |rrq| fwu| rhv| qdy| okl| zgd| kig| eoi| tjl| zxp| uvk| zen| plf| fjv| ldc| jym| lme| bem| ltb| bzy| qvy| gsd| poj| rfu| pkp| mgu| mlh| ccb| pha| ohq| djz| pti| xft| bhn| cek| prw| xnr| ksv| pac| dcj| scu| hys| cxg| qax| mvt| hdl| nde| msp| qxb| eky|