- Pekisko, Alberta
- Superimpose| base =AB-towns-highways.png| base_width = 200px | base_caption = Location of Pekisko in Alberta | float = Dot-yellow.svg| float_width = 10px | float_caption = Location of Pekisko in Alberta | x = 83 | y = 222Pekisko is a hamlet in
Location of Pekisko inAlberta southern Alberta ,Canada . It is located in the municipal district of Foothills, west of the junction of Cowboy Trail and Highway 540, km to mi|35|wiki=yes south of High River and km to mi|19|abbr=yes south of Longview.It lies in the
Canadian Rockies foothills, north of theHighwood River , at an elevation of m to ft|1215|abbr=yes|wiki=yes, and is the center of the "PekiskoRangeland ", an area oflivestock grazing andagriculture . Oil and gas is an increasing part of the economy.The name Pekisko originates from the
Blackfoot Cree language "i ta pisko", meaning "rolling foothills". [Cite web|url= http://www.pekisko.ca/pkabout.html | title= About the Pekisko| author= Pekisko Group | Accessdate= 2007-06-19]The
Pekisko Formation (mississippianlimestone ) of the Rundle Group was named after this hamlet. A hybrid of Pisum sativum (pea) was also named Pekisko after this area. [Cite web| url= http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/pbrpov/cropreport/pea/app00000548e.shtml | title= Pekisko Peas | author= Canadian Food Inspection Agency|year= 2007 | accessdate= 2007-06-19]ee also
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Hamlets of Alberta References
External links
* [http://www.pekisko.ca/ Pekisko Group] (Rangeland Conservation)
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