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| Place | Luscar |
| Type | Locality |
| Province / Territory | Alberta (AB) |
| Location | 23-47-24-W5 |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 53.063056 |
| Longitude | -117.406389 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | IAFKH |
Luscar is a locality in 23-47-24-W5, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a town. Luscar is located at 53.0631°N, 117.4064°W.
Luscar lies nestled within the foothills, a place where the earth’s rough bones are softened by a tenacious cloak of boreal forest. It lies 40.1 km south-south-east of Hinton, AB (from Hinton, AB: bearing 165°T), and is situated 6.5 km north-west of Cadomin. Great stands of lodgepole pine and trembling aspen rise from slopes that undulate towards the distant, jagged peaks of the Rockies, their summits often dusted with a perennial white. Beneath this verdant canopy, the air carries the clean, sharp scent of pine needles and damp earth, a fragrance that intensifies with the morning mist that clings to the low-lying hollows. Here, the silence is profound, broken only by the whisper of wind through the branches or the sudden, startled cry of a jay. The land itself feels ancient, a vast, breathing entity shaped by millennia of ice and water, its contours hinting at a wilder, untamed past. The character of Luscar is deeply entwined with the resources drawn from the surrounding landscape, a history etched in the very veins of the earth. For generations, this has been a place where coal was wrested from the dark, subterranean depths, a demanding industry that shaped the lives and livelihoods of its people. The legacy of mining is a palpable presence, a quiet reminder of the labour and resilience that built this settlement. While the hum of heavy machinery may have softened, the connection to the land’s bounty remains, with a scattering of small holdings and a dependence on the wider networks that sustain remote communities. The light here, particularly in the late afternoon when it slants through the trees, possesses a particular honeyed quality, casting long, dancing shadows that seem to hold the stories of those who have called Luscar home.
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| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |