Contacts | History | Overview | Population | Resources | Services OVERVIEWGeneral | Location | Climate
General
| POPULATION |
5,749 |
| DISTANCE
FROM MAJOR CENTRE | 269 km (167
miles) Southwest of Calgary
144 km (89 miles) West
of Lethbridge |
| CONNECTING
HIGHWAY(S) | Crowsnest
Highway #3 |
| RAILWAY(S) | Canadian Pacific |
| MAJOR
ECONOMIC BASE |
Tourism, Coal
Mining, Lumber, Mineral Extraction, Gas Processing, Human Services |
LOCATION
| COUNTY/DISTRICT | Municipality
of Crowsnest Pass |
| CENSUS DIVISION | #9 |
| ELEVATION | 1,320
Metres (4,329.60 Feet) |
| LATITUDE | 49
Degrees 38 Minutes |
| LONGITUDE | 114
Degrees 41 Minutes |
| LAND AREA IN SQ KMS | 373.04 |
CLIMATETown site and along Highway #3 is considered
Montane.
(Dominant climate region is cordilleran prairie.)
| SEASON | MEAN
TEMP | MEAN
MIN | MEAN
MAX | PRECIP
(MM) |
SUMMER (May-Aug) | 11.9 | 5.1 | 18.9 | 210mm |
WINTER (Nov-Feb) | -5.5 | -11.3 | -0.2 | 93mm |
TOTAL ANNUAL PRECIPITATION 440 mm *STATS PROVIDED BY ALBERTA FORESTRY, LANDS & PARKS
ECOREGIONS MAP OF ALBERTA |
