Welcome to Rich Lake ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rich Lake, 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 Rich Lake: Rich Lk.

Rich Lake is 1,960 feet [597 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Rich Lake 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 Rich Lake: 780, 368, 587 & 825<2>

Communities near Rich Lake ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rich Lake.

McRae
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
Sugden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sugden
- From Rich Lake to Sugden
Boyne Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne Lake
Goodridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodridge
Saint Lina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lina
Goodfish Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfish Lake
Kikino
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kikino
- From Rich Lake to Kikino
Beaver Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
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Mallaig
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mallaig
- From Rich Lake to Mallaig
Therien
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Therien
- From Rich Lake to Therien

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rich Lake ...

Looking for more information about Rich Lake? 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 Rich Lake, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rich Lake.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rich Lake.

Footnotes ...

<1>

The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rich Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.

<2>

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 780 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 368, 587 or 825. New phone numbers in the Rich Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 780, 368, 587 or 825. As a result, placing a call in the Rich Lake area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).