This irregularly shaped PNT is located about 5 km west of Pine Lake.
[FP, MEDIUM DUE TO NUMEROUS SOURCES]

Map of the Area
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Other Information
Located on and south of Highway 42, it appears this PNT has been given over to a grazing lease. Parcels of land to the east and south are similarly leased. Various conservancy groups (e.g. Ducks Unlimited) own land near to this PNT [1].
No Pines, Maybe Ghosts. Nearby Pine Lake is drained by Ghostpine Creek and is replenished from run off and aquifers [2]. The name is a shortened form from Ghostpine. This name was given to the area after a battle between the Cree and Blackfoot. Since then, the area is thought to be haunted. Technically the name should have been ‘Ghost-spruce’ as pine was a mis-translation of the Cree word for spruce [3].
Site Statistics
Site Name | Pine Lake (PNT) |
Site Type | Natural Area |
Subtype | Protective Notation (PNT) |
Natural Region(s) | Central Parkland |
O.C. No. (Land Ref. Manual) | N/A |
PASite ID (Map Ref #) | 47 |
Site # (Parks Website) | N/A |
Total Area | 60.61 ha. (149.78 ac.) |
Steward-Status | |
Recreation Activities | |
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Notes and Comments |
References
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- Red Deer County – Document Center (civicweb.net)
- Pine Lake – The Lake (pinelakealberta.com)
- Aubrey, Merrily K., ed. Concise Place Names of Alberta. Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 2006; p. 254.
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