Pekisko is an unincorporated community in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located in the Foothills County, east of the junction of Cowboy Trail and Highway 540, 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of High River and 19 km (12 mi) south of Longview. It lies in the Canadian Rockies foothills, north of the Highwood River, at an elevation of 1,215 m (3,986 ft), and is the centre of the Pekisko Rangeland, an area of livestock grazing and agriculture. Oil and gas is an increasing part of the economy. The name Pekisko originates from the Blackfoot language i ta pisko, meaning rolling foothills.