Welcome to High Prairie ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of High Prairie, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1951.

A typical abbreviation for High Prairie: High Pr.

The town of High Prairie is 1,990 feet [607 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: High Prairie 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).

Area Codes for High Prairie: 780, 368, 587 & 825<2>

The Canadian Postal Code for High Prairie: T0G<3>

Communities Also Named High Prairie ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named High Prairie - they are located in Illinois, Kansas (2), Missouri and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for High Prairie.

Websites for High Prairie ...

Official Website: www.highprairie.ca/

Communities near High Prairie ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near High Prairie.

• Grouard Mission
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grouard Mission
• Triangle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Triangle
  • From High Prairie to Triangle
• Arcadia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Arcadia
  • From High Prairie to Arcadia
• Grouard
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grouard
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grouard <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Grouard
  • From High Prairie to Grouard
• Kathleen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathleen
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kathleen
  • From High Prairie to Kathleen
• Joussard
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joussard
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Joussard
  • From High Prairie to Joussard
• Sunset House
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset House
• McLennan
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLennan
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLennan <4>
• Guy
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
• Drift Pile River 150
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drift Pile River 150

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for High Prairie ...

Looking for more information about High Prairie? 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 High Prairie, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for High Prairie.

Adding High Prairie 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 High Prairie was on a map titled Road Map for Montana & Southern Alberta (from Shell Oil, 1951).

For more details, see References and Mentions for High Prairie.