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| Place | Hillcrest |
| Type | Locality |
| Province / Territory | Alberta (AB) |
| Location | 20-7-3-W5 |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 49.568611 |
| Longitude | -114.376944 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | T1K |
| Area Code | 403, 587, 780, 825, 368 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | IAJWC |
Hillcrest is a locality in 20-7-3-W5, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Hillcrest is located at 49.5686°N, 114.3769°W.
Hillcrest sits tucked within the rugged rise of the Blairmore Range, where the earth pushes upward in sharp, limestone pleats against the western horizon. It lies 32.4 km west-north-west of Pincher Creek, AB (from Pincher Creek, AB: bearing 287°T), and is situated 6.6 km west of Burmis. The air here holds a thin, crystalline clarity, especially when the evening light flattens against the slopes and turns the shadows of the peaks into long, violet fingers reaching across the valley floor. To the east, the stillness of Frank Lake offers a mirror to the sky, while the hidden rush of Byron Creek Falls hums a constant, cool resonance just three kilometers away. The Castle River winds its way through the wider landscape about eleven kilometers distant, anchoring the drainage of these high, wind-swept ridges. Hillcrest carries the weight of a deep, subterranean history, its identity shaped by the coal that once defined the labor and the lives of those who settled the steep inclines. While the mines have long since quieted, the architecture of the hillside remains marked by the remnants of industry, standing as stark, grey silhouettes against the evergreen timber. Today, the pace of Hillcrest leans toward a quiet persistence, where the morning frost clings to the rail lines and the wind carries the scent of pine and mountain stone.
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Explore Hillcrest, 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: 49.568611, -114.376944. 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 Hillcrest includes the postal code (T1K), 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 Hillcrest 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.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |