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Welcome to Crowsnest Pass ...

Time Zone: Crowsnest Pass lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: MST- Heure Normale des Rocheuses (HNR), MDT- Heure Avancée des Rocheuses (HAR).

Note: If you travel west from Crowsnest Pass, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Area Codes for Crowsnest Pass: 403, 368, 587 & 825<1>

Websites for Crowsnest Pass ...

Official Website: www.town.crowsnestpass.ab.ca/

Communities near Crowsnest Pass ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Crowsnest Pass.

  • Sparwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillcrest Mines
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Mines
    • Hillcrest Mines has also been known as:
    • Hillcrest
  • Lundbreck
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Beaver Mines
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bellevue
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lille ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lille
  • Crowsnest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Crowsnest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Corbin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
  • Burmis ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmis

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crowsnest Pass ...

Looking for more information about Crowsnest Pass? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Crowsnest Pass, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Crowsnest Pass.

Adding Crowsnest Pass to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Crowsnest Pass was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Western Canada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crowsnest Pass.

Footnotes ...

<1>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 403 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 368, 587 or 825. New phone numbers in the Crowsnest Pass area will be assigned with one of these codes: 403, 368, 587 or 825. As a result, placing a call in the Crowsnest Pass area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.