Carcajou Alberta Map

About Carcajou, Alberta

Carcajou is a hamlet in 32-101-19-W5, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a town. Carcajou is located at 57.7671°N, 117.0400°W.

Carcajou rests where the land begins to sigh into the boreal, a place of wide skies and whispering pines. It lies 59.6 km south-west of La Crête, AB (from La Crête, AB: bearing 219°T), and is situated 30.3 km east-south-east of Paddle Prairie Metis Settlement. The terrain here is a gentle swell, a rolling canvas of aspen parkland giving way to the darker, denser green of spruce and jack pine forests that stretch towards the horizon. Small, clear lakes, like scattered shards of sky, punctuate the landscape, reflecting the pale, diffused light that characterizes the northern Alberta sky. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a crisp, earthy scent, a blend of damp soil, resinous needles, and the faint, sweet perfume of wild rose in season. Even in the quietest moments, there’s a subtle hum of life, the distant chatter of jays, the rustle of unseen creatures in the underbrush, a constant, low murmur beneath the vast, indifferent silence of the wilderness. The history of Carcajou is tied to the hardy souls who first carved lives from this robust country, their efforts reflected in the scattered homesteads and the enduring spirit of self-reliance. Logging has long been a significant thread in the economic fabric of Carcajou, the scent of sawdust a familiar perfume on the wind, and the echoes of chainsaws a rhythmic counterpoint to the natural sounds. While agriculture plays its part, the true character of Carcajou is shaped by its proximity to the wild, a frontier spirit that persists even as modern conveniences arrive. This is a place where the vastness of the land dictates the pace of life, a slow, steady unfolding rather than a hurried rush, where neighbours know each other’s names and the shared experience of enduring the long winters and celebrating the fleeting, vibrant summers binds the people of Carcajou together.

About This Carcajou Map Page

Explore Carcajou, 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: 57.767056, -117.04. 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. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Detailed location data for Carcajou includes the postal code (T0H), 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 Carcajou 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.