Virtual Guidebook to the Prairies of Alberta
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
Near Fort MacLeod, Alberta
Buffalo once again graze near the historic buffalo jump. Indians stampeded buffalo over this cliff at the edge of the Porcupine Hills.

A huge pile of bones forms the hill at the base of the buffalo jump.

The Indians camped on the flats below the jump.
The excellent Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Interpretive Center is built into the cliff, essentially underground.

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