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| Place | Yates |
| Type | Locality |
| Province / Territory | Alberta (AB) |
| Location | 32-53-16-W5 |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 53.627778 |
| Longitude | -116.321944 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | T7E |
| Area Code | 403, 587, 780, 825, 368 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | IAADE |
Yates is a locality in 32-53-16-W5, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a town. Yates is located at 53.6278°N, 116.3219°W.
Yates rests along the steady, purposeful current of the McLeod River, where the northern landscape opens into a wide, quiet expanse of timber and sky. It lies 8.8 km north-east of Edson, AB (from Edson, AB: bearing 56°T), and is situated 15.6 km east-north-east of Ansell. The water of the McLeod River carves a path through the terrain, moving with a cold, clear gravity that defines the movement of the day, while the light at dusk settles over the banks in long, violet shadows that seem to hold the heat of the afternoon against the encroaching chill. Beyond the immediate river valley, the horizon stretches toward the distant, rugged promise of Sundance Provincial Park, located some 36 km away, and the singular, still presence of Lambert Pond, which sits 13 km off as a quiet mirror to the clouds. Industry and the echoes of rail have long provided the heartbeat for Yates, grounding the lives of those who work the land and the nearby resource lines. The economy here moves in alignment with the demands of the forest and the heavy, rhythmic passing of freight, maintaining a character shaped by hard work and the vastness of the surrounding woods. Local life persists with a focused clarity, often marked by the scent of damp pine needles and the sharp, clean bite of air that signals a change in the weather. While the bustle of larger centers remains a distant abstraction, Yates finds its own resonance in the persistent flow of the McLeod River and the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons.
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Explore Yates, 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: 53.627778, -116.321944. 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 Yates includes the postal code (T7E), 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 Yates 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 |