Top 10 most photogenic locations in Canada

#7

Castle Butte in Big Muddy Valley, Saskatchewan

The Canadian Wild West may not have the same legendary status as its American counterpart, but some of the most notorious outlaws of the late-1800’s and early-1900’s let their mark north of the border. Nowadays, there’s more to the rugged badlands of Saskatchewan‘s Big Muddy Valley than the legacy of Sam Kelly, Dutch Henry and the Nelson Jones Gang; mostly the cone-shaped hills, stone effigies laid down by First Nations people, and ancient buffalo jumps. In the heart of this unique landscape lies Castle Butte – the compressed clay relic from the last Ice Age that’s around one-metre wide and 60-metres-high above the relatively flat prairie floor. For photographers, the weathered slopes of this freestanding structure are impressive at any time of day, but most magical at sunrise or sunset when bathed in the sun’s brilliant reddish-orange glow.

Get the shot: While the views from the top of this ancient rock are knockout, you’re far better off sticking to the valley floor in order to capture its weathered-walls from every angle.