Big Slough Alberta Map

About Big Slough, Alberta

Big Slough is a locality in 113-19,20-W4, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a town. Big Slough is located at 58.8272°N, 113.1500°W.

Big Slough rests as a quiet, shallow depression cradled within the vast, northern boreal expanse of Wood Buffalo National Park of Canada. It lies 89.7 km east-north-east of Fox Lake, AB (from Fox Lake, AB: bearing 63°T), and is situated 23.5 km south-west of Jackfish River. The landscape here is defined by the heavy, hushed presence of black spruce and the muskeg that holds the moisture of the seasons in cold, dark pools. As the sun dips toward the horizon, the light catches the surface of the water in a way that turns the surface into a mirror for the endless, pale sky, emphasizing the stillness that defines the terrain. To the north and west, the influence of the earth’s slow tilt toward the pole dictates a life governed by the long, deep freeze of winter and the sudden, frantic bloom of the brief northern summer. The history of Big Slough is held in the silence of the surrounding parkland, where the land itself retains the marks of generations who moved through these wild, untamed corridors. While the Peace River flows with a relentless, glacial purpose about 8 km away, the local character remains defined by isolation and the necessity of self-reliance. Economic life here is not measured in industry or commerce, but in the careful observation of the seasons and the maintenance of the ecological integrity that Wood Buffalo National Park of Canada preserves. Life in Big Slough follows the movement of the migratory herds and the shifting ice, ensuring that the legacy of this remote corner remains rooted in the natural cycles of the north.

About This Big Slough Map Page

Explore Big Slough, Alberta, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 58.827222, -113.15. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Detailed location data for Big Slough includes the postal code (T0V), telephone area code (403, 587, 780, 825, 368). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Big Slough is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.