surrounded by dry mixed-grass prairie. The "west block" and "centre block" are protected as provincial parks, and are managed by Alberta Parks and Protected Areas and Saskatchewan Parks, respectively. The "east block" of the Cypress Hills, situated near Eastend, Saskatchewan, is not a park or protected area. The Fort Walsh National Historic Site is also located adjacent to the "west block". Mammals There are five species of large hoofed mammals found in the park: wapiti, mule deer, white-tailed deer, and pronghorn. Other mammals found in Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park include: Eulipotyphla Masked shrew (Sorex cinereus) American pygmy shrew (Sorex hoyi) Wandering shrew (Sorex vagrans) Lagomorpha Snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus) White-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus townsendii) Nuttall's cottontail (Sylvilagus nuttallii) Chiroptera Hoary bat (Aeorestes cinereus) Big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus) Silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) Eastern red bat (Lasiurus borealis) Small-footed myotis (Myotis ciliolabrum) Long-eared myotis (Myotis evotis) Little brown myotis (Myotis lucifugus) Carnivora Coyote (Canis latrans) North American beaver (Castor canadensis) Black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) Thirteen-lined ground squirrel (Ictidomys tridecemlineatus) North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) Bobcat (Lynx rufus) Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) Stoat (Mustela erminea) Black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) Least weasel (Mustela nivalis) Long-tailed weasel (Neogale frenata) American mink (Neogale vison) Raccoon (Procyon lotor) Mountain lion (Puma concolor) American badger (Taxidea taxus) Northern pocket gopher (Thomomys talpoides) Swift fox (Vulpes velox) Rodentia Ord's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ordii) North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) Sagebrush vole (Lemmiscus curtatus) Western meadow vole (Microtus drummondii) Gapper's red-backed vole (Myodes gapperi) Least chipmunk (Neotamias minimus) Bushy-tailed woodrat (Neotoma cinerea) Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) Northern grasshopper mouse (Onychomys leucogaster) White-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) Western deer mouse (Peromyscus sonoriensis) American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) Richardson's ground squirrel (Urocitellus richardsonii) Olive-backed pocket mouse (Perognathus fasciatus) Western jumping mouse (Zapus princeps) Fish species Fish species include walleye, yellow perch, northern pike, brook, brown, westslope cutthroat and rainbow trout, burbot, common carp, white sucker, and shorthead redhorse. Activities On the Alberta side of the west block, key park features include Head of the Mountain Viewpoint, the highest point between the Rocky Mountains and Labrador, the Elkwater townsite (a cottage community sitting at the same elevation as the Banff townsite), Horseshoe Canyon and Reesor Lake viewpoints (offering 100 km views on a clear day), over 50 km of hiking and mountain biking trails, and Hidden Valley Ski Area. Three lakes sit on the Alberta side of the park (Elkwater Lake, Spruce Coulee Reservoir