Frank
Frank is an urban community in the Rocky Mountains within the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass in southwest Alberta, Canada. It was formerly incorporated as a village prior to 1979 when it amalgamated with four other municipalities to form Crowsnest Pass.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb
- Description: locality in Crowsnest Pass, Alberta, Canada
- Also known as: “Frank, Alberta”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Frank Slide and Turtle Mountain.
Frank Slide
The Frank Slide was a massive rockslide that buried part of the mining town of Frank in the District of Alberta of the North-West Territories, Canada, at 4:10 a.m. on April 29, 1903.
Turtle Mountain
Peak
Photo: Arvindhraman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Turtle Mountain is a mountain in Alberta, Canada. It is located in the Crowsnest River Valley and is part of the Blairmore Range of the Canadian Rockies. The headwaters of the Oldman River are found here. Turtle Mountain is situated 3 km south of Frank.
Blairmore Courthouse
Building
Photo: Arctic.gnome, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Blairmore Courthouse is a building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blairmore and Bellevue.
Blairmore
Suburb
Photo: Darren Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blairmore is a community in the Rocky Mountains within the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass in southwest Alberta, Canada. It was formerly incorporated as a town prior to 1979 when it amalgamated with four other municipalities to form Crowsnest Pass.
Bellevue
Suburb
Photo: Ribbet32, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bellevue is an urban community perched at 4,280 feet elevation in the Rocky Mountains within the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass in southwest Alberta, Canada. Bellevue is situated 3½ km southeast of Frank.
Hillcrest
Suburb
Hillcrest, also known as Hillcrest Mines, is an urban community in the Rocky Mountains within the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass in southwest Alberta, Canada. Hillcrest is situated 4 km southeast of Frank.
Frank
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Alberta, Prairies, Canada, North America
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Latitude
49.60165° or 49° 36′ 6″ northLongitude
-114.40602° or 114° 24′ 22″ westElevation
1,292 metres (4,239 feet)Open location code
85X7JH2V+MHOpenStreetMap ID
node 2856103558OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From French to Norwegian Bokmål—“Frank” goes by many names.
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Crowsnest Pass Art Gallery and Beaver dam.
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