Coalspur Alberta Map

About Coalspur, Alberta

Coalspur is a locality in 33-48-21-W5, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a town. Coalspur is located at 53.1828°N, 117.0161°W.

Coalspur rests in a quiet embrace of rolling foothills, where the land begins its patient ascent towards the mighty Rockies. It lies 44.3 km south-east of Hinton, AB (from Hinton, AB: bearing 125°T), and is situated 6.2 km south-south-west of Robb. The air here, especially after a rain, carries the clean scent of pine needles and damp earth, a fragrance that clings to the sparse spruce and aspen that dot the landscape. The sky, vast and often a brilliant, washed-out blue, seems to hold its breath over the undulating terrain, a place where the wind whispers secrets through the tall grasses and sculpts the very contours of the earth. Beneath that immense sky, the land itself feels ancient, a mosaic of subtle greens and browns, punctuated by the darker shadows of coulees and the glint of slow-moving creeks that carve their way through the terrain. The story of Coalspur is deeply entwined with the black veins that lie beneath its surface, a history etched not in grand monuments but in the persistent hum of extraction that once defined its existence. Coal mining was the lifeblood of Coalspur, drawing a hardy, determined populace who built their lives on the arduous work of unearthing the earth's dark treasures. Though the mines have long since fallen silent, the echoes of that industrious past linger, a quiet testament to resilience in the face of demanding labour. Today, the economy of Coalspur is a gentler, more diffuse thing, a reflection of the surrounding agricultural lands that now form its backbone, with ranches and farms stretching towards the horizon. The land, once mined, now patiently yields its bounty in a different form, and the rhythm of Coalspur beats to the steady pulse of the seasons.

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Explore Coalspur, 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: 53.182778, -117.016111. 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 Coalspur includes the postal code (T7V), 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 Coalspur 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.