Ptarmigan Lake
53.5369° N, 119.6083° W
Ptarmigan Lake, Alberta. 53.5369° N, 119.6083° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/ab/ptarmigan-lake/, compiled October 9, 2026
- Canadian Geographical Names Database, Natural Resources Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
- HydroLAKES v1.0, Messager et al. 2016 / WWF HydroSHEDS. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
- City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
Ptarmigan Lake covers 1.49 km², Alberta. It lies 44 km east of McBride.
- Area
- 1.49 km²
- Shoreline
- 7.6 km
- Elevation
- 1,449 m
Today on the water
Wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is the sheltered side.
| Time | 2 a.m. | 5 a.m. | 8 a.m. | 11 a.m. | 2 p.m. | 5 p.m. | 8 p.m. | 11 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 20 | var. 5 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 50 | 50 | |
| Temp. °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Precip. % | 100 | 100 | 100 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 20 | 30 |
Tonight: Periods of rain. Amount 10 to 15 mm. Wind southeast 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Wind becoming northwest 20 gusting to 40 near midnight. Low plus 5.
Weather: McBride (local forecast), as of 1:05 a.m. MDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:39 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 8:14 a.m.
- Sunset
- 7:15 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:50 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 7:12 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:34 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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