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Fortress Junction
Albertavillage
Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Fortress Junction sits in Alberta, Canada and is identified as a village. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Located at 50.785°, -115.160°, Fortress Junction occupies a cool-temperate portion of the northern hemisphere. The latitude suggests long cool seasons and short, mild summers. The location receives about 1,286 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 50% of daylight hours. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Common RavenCorvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves481
- Gray JayPerisoreus canadensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves471
- Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves469
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves455
- Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves452
- Pine SiskinSpinus pinus (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves444
- Boreal ChickadeePoecile hudsonicus (J.R.Forster, 1772) · Aves355
- Mountain ChickadeePoecile gambeli (Ridgway, 1886) · Aves340
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.54 — 2024-10-2511 km SSE of Elkford, Canada
- M 2.7 — 2023-06-0716 km NNW of Elkford, Canada
- M 2.62 — 2021-04-1915 km SSW of Elkford, Canada
- M 2.76 — 2021-04-089 km SW of Elkford, Canada
- M 4.1 — 2021-02-145 km N of Banff, Canada
- M 3.1 — 2018-02-1614 km NE of Elkford, Canada
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Alberta
- Kananaskis Village9.2 mi away
- Dead Man's Flats18.2 mi away
- Lac Des Arcs18.6 mi away
- Mînî Thnî29.8 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Redwood Meadows31.9 mi away
- Anthracite32.1 mi away
- CottageClub Ghost Lake36.2 mi away
- Diamond Valley40.4 mi away
- Naphtha42 mi away
- De Winton50 mi away
- Madden58.8 mi away
- Cayley Hutterite Colony59.8 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Fortress Junction
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Parker Lake, Boundary, IdahoWildfires · 2026-08-23 · 148 mi
- Wildfire Skillet, Lincoln, MontanaWildfires · 2026-07-29 · 159 mi
- Wildfire Silver, Boundary, IdahoWildfires · 2026-08-23 · 163 mi
- Wildfire Deer Creek, Lincoln, MontanaWildfires · 2026-08-20 · 181 mi
- Wildfire Dudley, Shoshone, IdahoWildfires · 2026-08-26 · 227 mi
- Wildfire HUDSPETH, Stevens, WashingtonWildfires · 2026-08-01 · 230 mi
- Wildfire FAIRVIEW, Spokane, WashingtonWildfires · 2026-08-01 · 232 mi
- Wildfire AUTUMN LANE, Spokane, WashingtonWildfires · 2026-08-01 · 234 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET