37:
99:
44:
212:
71:
92:
200:
59:
319:
The glaciers retreated from the area about 10,000 years ago. And in their wake, they created many of the landforms in and around the Cub Hills, such as the valleys, lakes, and lowlands. Throughout the plateau, evidence left behind by the glaciers includes deposits of
516:, originally established in 1934 as Nipawin Provincial Forest, covers much of the southern portion of the Cub Hills. The park has over 25 lakes, multiple campgrounds, lodges, and a wide network of trails for hiking,
1058:
528:
157:
264:. Throughout the Cub Hills, there are dozens of lakes and rivers and several parks. The Cubs Hills are 150 km (93 mi) north-east of
269:
388:
367:
watershed, including the northern, eastern, and southern slopes. The western slope of the hills flows north through the tributaries of the
36:
839:
1043:
650:
380:
1053:
403:
and its tributaries into the
Saskatchewan River Delta. Several rivers flow south out of the hills and into the east-flowing
246:
857:
795:
1048:
947:
593:
The forests of the Cub Hills are classified as Mid-Boreal Upland and trees found in the forests of the hills include
536:
553:
1038:
544:
992:
769:
1006:
502:
273:
91:
532:
513:
376:
150:
540:
265:
993:"Map of Cub Hills Game Preserve, Saskatchewan, Conservation area - Canada Geographical Names with Maps"
597:, aspen, birch, and spruce. There is a wide variety of animals that make the Cub Hills home, including
439:
276:. Several highways criss-cross the plateau to provide access to the various parks and other amenities.
655:
360:
446:
are also stocked. All seven species of trout in
Saskatchewan are found in the Cub Hills, including
396:
308:
304:
300:
296:
280:
254:
921:
140:
813:
284:
351:, rolling hills, and small lakes and rivers are prominent features of the landscape today.
974:
903:
884:
694:
676:
387:, which meets up with the Saskatchewan River near the Manitoba border after going through
8:
610:
531:
in and around the hills, all of which have campgrounds and access to lakes. They include
521:
384:
261:
383:. The waters of the northern slope work their way north into various tributaries of the
478:
474:
364:
257:
614:
602:
582:
337:
482:
431:
744:
638:
455:
427:
423:
392:
368:
498:
494:
419:
224:
719:
1032:
622:
568:
555:
490:
451:
411:
329:
260:
and the landforms of the hills were shaped more than 10,000 years ago during
172:
159:
435:
434:, and Mossy River, brook trout became naturalised and feral. Lakes such as
372:
325:
250:
205:
64:
634:
459:
447:
415:
404:
400:
505:
is a large lake that is located at the north-eastern edge of the hills.
517:
463:
443:
594:
486:
333:
288:
341:
292:
630:
242:
626:
467:
348:
217:
130:
76:
598:
321:
414:. The first stockings occurred in 1934 with the stocking of
618:
606:
283:, also known as the Hanson Lake Road, which begins at
245:
located south-east of the geographical centre of the
399:. The eastern slope of the hills is drained by the
410:Over 25 bodies of water throughout the hills are
1030:
973:Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada.
972:
904:"Place names - Little Bear Lake Recreation Site"
902:Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada.
901:
883:Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada.
882:
675:Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada.
674:
279:The principal highway through the Cub Hills is
332:, which were created by subglacial erosion by
287:and travels north into the hills then east to
1059:Northern Saskatchewan Administration District
270:Northern Saskatchewan Administration District
885:"Place names - Piprell Lake Recreation Site"
585:in the south-eastern area of the Cub Hills.
295:. Other highways through the hills include
1013:. University of Saskatchewan. 30 May 2008
473:Other notable lakes in the hills include
426:. In those two rivers, and three others,
407:— a tributary of the Saskatchewan River.
340:, were created by depressions caused by
975:"Place names - Cub Hills Game Preserve"
802:. Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment.
651:List of protected areas of Saskatchewan
508:
1031:
359:The Cub Hills are entirely within the
858:"Narrow Hills Provincial Park Trails"
16:Hilly plateau in Saskatchewan, Canada
926:Canadian Geographical Names Database
363:. Most of the hills are part of the
948:"Big Sandy Lake Outdoor Adventures"
354:
13:
588:
14:
1070:
720:"Cub Hills, Saskatchewan, Canada"
344:when the glaciers were receding.
98:
43:
922:"Big Sandy Lake Recreation Site"
796:"Trout Streams of the Cub Hills"
501:, Bean Lake, and Stickley Lake.
210:
198:
97:
90:
69:
57:
42:
35:
1044:Natural history of Saskatchewan
999:
985:
966:
940:
914:
895:
876:
850:
840:"Narrow Hills Provincial Park"
832:
806:
788:
762:
737:
712:
687:
668:
336:. Many of the lakes, known as
1:
1054:Division No. 18, Saskatchewan
770:"Cub Hills, Saskatchewan Map"
661:
550:The Cub Hills Game Preserve (
1007:"Ecoregions of Saskatchewan"
954:. Government of Saskatchewan
864:. Government of Saskatchewan
820:. Government of Saskatchewan
514:Narrow Hills Provincial Park
314:
7:
644:
633:. Bird species include the
529:provincial recreation sites
391:, Whitey Narrows, and then
10:
1075:
846:. Saskatchewan Government.
135:684 m (2,244 ft)
1049:Landforms of Saskatchewan
677:"Place names - Cub Hills"
656:Geography of Saskatchewan
361:Hudson Bay drainage basin
223:
193:
188:
149:
139:
129:
124:
28:
23:
397:Saskatchewan River Delta
145:300 m (980 ft)
81:Show map of Saskatchewan
695:"Boreal Plains Ecozone"
253:. The hills are in the
928:. Government of Canada
1039:Hills of Saskatchewan
952:Tourism Saskatchewan
862:Tourism Saskatchewan
844:Tourism Saskatchewan
818:Tourism Saskatcehwan
569:54.2001°N 104.4004°W
509:Parks and recreation
291:and the border with
173:54.2501°N 104.5004°W
565: /
479:Lower Fishing Lakes
385:Sturgeon-Weir River
371:, which flows into
274:Census Division #18
169: /
800:environment.gov.sk
574:54.2001; -104.4004
365:Saskatchewan River
178:54.2501; -104.5004
125:Highest point
114:Show map of Canada
111:Cub Hills (Canada)
603:white-tailed deer
493:, Crabtree Lake,
412:stocked with fish
258:ecozone of Canada
247:Canadian province
235:
234:
1066:
1023:
1022:
1020:
1018:
1003:
997:
996:
989:
983:
982:
979:www4.rncan.gc.ca
970:
964:
963:
961:
959:
944:
938:
937:
935:
933:
918:
912:
911:
908:www4.rncan.gc.ca
899:
893:
892:
889:www4.rncan.gc.ca
880:
874:
873:
871:
869:
854:
848:
847:
836:
830:
829:
827:
825:
810:
804:
803:
792:
786:
785:
783:
781:
766:
760:
759:
757:
755:
741:
735:
734:
732:
730:
716:
710:
709:
707:
705:
691:
685:
684:
681:www4.rncan.gc.ca
672:
580:
579:
577:
576:
575:
570:
566:
563:
562:
561:
558:
537:Little Bear Lake
483:Little Bear Lake
432:White Gull Creek
355:Lakes and rivers
227:
216:
214:
213:
204:
202:
201:
184:
183:
181:
180:
179:
174:
170:
167:
166:
165:
162:
115:
101:
100:
94:
82:
75:
73:
72:
63:
61:
60:
46:
45:
39:
21:
20:
1074:
1073:
1069:
1068:
1067:
1065:
1064:
1063:
1029:
1028:
1027:
1026:
1016:
1014:
1005:
1004:
1000:
991:
990:
986:
971:
967:
957:
955:
946:
945:
941:
931:
929:
920:
919:
915:
900:
896:
881:
877:
867:
865:
856:
855:
851:
838:
837:
833:
823:
821:
812:
811:
807:
794:
793:
789:
779:
777:
768:
767:
763:
753:
751:
743:
742:
738:
728:
726:
718:
717:
713:
703:
701:
693:
692:
688:
673:
669:
664:
647:
639:red-tailed hawk
591:
589:Flora and fauna
573:
571:
567:
564:
559:
556:
554:
552:
551:
527:There are four
511:
428:Nipekamew Creek
424:Lost Echo Creek
393:Cumberland Lake
377:Churchill River
369:Nipekamew River
357:
347:Boreal forest,
317:
268:and are in the
225:
211:
209:
199:
197:
177:
175:
171:
168:
163:
160:
158:
156:
155:
120:
119:
118:
117:
116:
113:
112:
109:
108:
107:
106:
102:
85:
84:
83:
80:
79:
70:
68:
58:
56:
54:
53:
52:
51:
47:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1072:
1062:
1061:
1056:
1051:
1046:
1041:
1025:
1024:
998:
984:
965:
939:
913:
894:
875:
849:
831:
805:
787:
761:
736:
711:
686:
666:
665:
663:
660:
659:
658:
653:
646:
643:
623:snowshoe hares
590:
587:
545:Big Sandy Lake
510:
507:
503:Big Sandy Lake
499:Lost Echo Lake
497:, Odell Lake,
495:Nipekamew Lake
420:McDougal Creek
356:
353:
330:tunnel valleys
316:
313:
233:
232:
229:
221:
220:
195:
191:
190:
186:
185:
153:
147:
146:
143:
137:
136:
133:
127:
126:
122:
121:
110:
104:
103:
96:
95:
89:
88:
87:
86:
55:
49:
48:
41:
40:
34:
33:
32:
31:
30:
29:
26:
25:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1071:
1060:
1057:
1055:
1052:
1050:
1047:
1045:
1042:
1040:
1037:
1036:
1034:
1012:
1008:
1002:
994:
988:
980:
976:
969:
953:
949:
943:
927:
923:
917:
909:
905:
898:
890:
886:
879:
863:
859:
853:
845:
841:
835:
819:
815:
809:
801:
797:
791:
775:
771:
765:
750:
746:
740:
725:
721:
715:
700:
696:
690:
682:
678:
671:
667:
657:
654:
652:
649:
648:
642:
640:
636:
632:
628:
624:
620:
616:
615:timber wolves
612:
608:
604:
600:
596:
586:
584:
583:game preserve
578:
548:
546:
542:
538:
534:
530:
525:
523:
519:
515:
506:
504:
500:
496:
492:
491:Ispuchaw Lake
488:
484:
480:
476:
471:
469:
465:
461:
457:
453:
449:
445:
441:
437:
433:
429:
425:
421:
417:
413:
408:
406:
402:
398:
394:
390:
386:
382:
378:
374:
370:
366:
362:
352:
350:
345:
343:
339:
335:
331:
327:
326:push moraines
323:
312:
310:
306:
302:
298:
294:
290:
286:
282:
277:
275:
271:
267:
266:Prince Albert
263:
259:
256:
255:boreal forest
252:
248:
244:
240:
230:
228:
222:
219:
207:
196:
192:
187:
182:
154:
152:
148:
144:
142:
138:
134:
132:
128:
123:
93:
78:
66:
38:
27:
22:
19:
1015:. Retrieved
1010:
1001:
987:
978:
968:
956:. Retrieved
951:
942:
930:. Retrieved
925:
916:
907:
897:
888:
878:
866:. Retrieved
861:
852:
843:
834:
822:. Retrieved
817:
808:
799:
790:
778:. Retrieved
776:. Geodata.us
773:
764:
752:. Retrieved
748:
739:
727:. Retrieved
723:
714:
702:. Retrieved
698:
689:
680:
670:
592:
549:
533:Piprell Lake
526:
518:snowmobiling
512:
472:
409:
373:Lac la Ronge
358:
346:
318:
278:
262:last ice age
251:Saskatchewan
241:are a hilly
238:
236:
226:Parent range
206:Saskatchewan
65:Saskatchewan
18:
814:"Gem Lakes"
745:"Cub Hills"
611:black bears
572: /
560:104°24′01″W
541:Jayjay Lake
416:brook trout
405:Torch River
401:Mossy River
381:Rapid River
281:Highway 106
176: /
164:104°30′01″W
151:Coordinates
1033:Categories
958:5 February
932:5 February
662:References
557:54°12′00″N
389:Namew Lake
161:54°15′00″N
141:Prominence
595:jack pine
487:Gem Lakes
458:, brook,
456:cutthroat
375:then the
334:meltwater
315:Geography
289:Flin Flon
239:Cub Hills
231:Cub Hills
189:Geography
131:Elevation
105:Cub Hills
50:Cub Hills
24:Cub Hills
699:ecozones
645:See also
631:muskrats
379:via the
342:dead ice
338:potholes
293:Manitoba
194:Location
1017:9 March
868:9 March
824:9 March
780:9 March
774:Geodata
754:9 March
749:peakery
729:9 March
704:9 March
581:) is a
452:rainbow
436:Piprell
395:of the
285:Smeaton
243:plateau
724:mindat
629:, and
627:beaver
543:, and
522:ATVing
520:, and
485:, the
468:splake
466:, and
440:Summit
349:muskeg
322:eskers
307:, and
218:Canada
215:
203:
77:Canada
74:
62:
1011:usask
599:moose
475:Upper
460:tiger
448:brown
444:Zeden
1019:2022
960:2023
934:2023
870:2022
826:2022
782:2022
756:2022
731:2022
706:2022
637:and
635:loon
619:lynx
477:and
464:lake
422:and
328:and
324:and
272:and
237:The
607:elk
418:in
309:920
305:913
301:912
297:120
249:of
1035::
1009:.
977:.
950:.
924:.
906:.
887:.
860:.
842:.
816:.
798:.
772:.
747:.
722:.
697:.
679:.
641:.
625:,
621:,
617:,
613:,
609:,
605:,
601:,
547:.
539:,
535:,
524:.
489:,
481:,
470:.
462:,
454:,
450:,
442:,
438:,
430:,
311:.
303:,
299:,
208:,
67:,
1021:.
995:.
981:.
962:.
936:.
910:.
891:.
872:.
828:.
784:.
758:.
733:.
708:.
683:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
