Welcome to Luscar ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Luscar, 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.

Luscar is 5,490 feet [1,673 m] above sea level.<1> In other words, the altitude of Luscar is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Luscar 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 Luscar, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

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

Communities near Luscar ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Luscar.

• Cadomin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadomin
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cadomin
  • From Luscar to Cadomin
• Mountain Park ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mountain Park
  • From Luscar to Mountain Park
• Mercoal
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercoal
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mercoal
  • From Luscar to Mercoal
• Coalspur
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalspur
  • Coalspur has also been known as:
  • Coalspar
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Coalspur
  • From Luscar to Coalspur
• Robb
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Robb
  • From Luscar to Robb
• Pocahontas
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
• Hinton
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hinton
  • From Luscar to Hinton
• Brule
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brule
  • Brule has also been known as:
  • Brule Mines
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brule <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Brule
  • From Luscar to Brule
• Swan Landing
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Landing
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Swan Landing
  • From Luscar to Swan Landing

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Luscar ...

Looking for more information about Luscar? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Luscar, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Luscar.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Luscar.