The Rocky Mountain Foothills are an upland area flanking the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains, extending south from the Liard River into Alberta.[1] Bordering the Interior Plains system, they are part of the Rocky Mountain System or Eastern System of the Western Cordillera of North America.[2]
56°30′00″N 123°00′00″W / 56.50000°N 123.00000°W / 56.50000; -123.00000
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