Hillcrest
Hillcrest, also known as Hillcrest Mines, is an urban community in the Rocky Mountains within the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass in southwest Alberta, Canada.- Type: Suburb
- Description: urban community in Crowsnest Pass, Alberta, Canada
- Also known as: “Hillcrest, Alberta” and “Peaceful Valley”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hillcrest Cemetery and Turtle Mountain.
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 2½ km west of Hillcrest.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bellevue and Blairmore.
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.
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. Blairmore is situated 6 km northwest of Hillcrest.
Hillcrest
- Category: locality
- Location: Crowsnest Pass, Alberta, Prairies, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.56985° or 49° 34′ 12″ northLongitude
-114.37695° or 114° 22′ 37″ westElevation
1,273 metres (4,177 feet)Open location code
85X7HJ9F+W6OpenStreetMap ID
node 260709893OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From French to Ukrainian—“Hillcrest” goes by many names.
- French: “Hillcrest”
- Polish: “Hillcrest”
- Ukrainian: “Гилкрест”
- “Hillcrest”
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Highlights include Hillcrest Mines Post Office and 1914 Mine Disaster Plot.
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