Community Overview
The Municipality of Crowsnest Pass was established by the amalgamation
of all the towns, villages and hamlets in the Crowsnest Valley into one
unified government as of January 1, 1979.
POPULATION 5,749 (2006)
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
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
CLIMATE
Town 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
Contact Information
Telephone:
Fax:
Postal Address:
Street Address:
Electronic Mail:
(403) 562-7108 or
Toll Free: 1-888-562-7108
(403) 562-7493
Box 706,
Crowsnest Pass, AB T0K 0E0
12707, 20th Avenue
cnpchamber@telus.net