Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world's hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter @atlasobscura. At 4 am on April 29, 1903, the 600 residents of Frank in ...

The Frank Slide remains one of the most sobering and fascinating chapters in Canadian history. This rockslide reshaped the physical landscape of Turtle ...

It's a short but steep hike to the top of Turtle Mountain overlooking the Crowsnest Pass, which offers a unique view of the Frank Slide. (Paul Karchut/CBC) Once you do get onto it, it's a pretty ...

Turtle Mountain is considered Canada’s most-monitored mountain and in the 113 years since the Frank Slide, scientists from around the world have come to the so-called field laboratory for research.

Still, what happened to Turtle Mountain is not unusual. Experts say about 1,000 rockslides occurred in the Rocky Mountains in the past 10,000 years. The Frank Slide stands out simply because of ...

On 19 January 2019, the "Amazing Nature" Facebook page shared an image that supposedly showed a mountain resembling a turtle: This is not a genuine photograph of a real-world location. It is a ...

Some residents of the Crowsnest Pass witnessed a rock slide Sunday night on the same mountain that killed 70 people almost 100 years ago. A small part of Turtle mountain rumbled down the ...

If you've ever driven down to Crowsnest Pass before you'll have noticed — it's hard to miss — that huge, Frank Slide. We're talking about 82 million tonnes of rock that came pouring down off Turtle ...