Mossleigh | |
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Hamlet | |
Mossleigh elevators.
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Coordinates: 50°43′13″N 113°19′28″W / 50.72028°N 113.32444°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Region | Southern Alberta |
Census division | 5 |
Municipal district | Vulcan County |
Government | |
• Governing body | Vulcan County Council |
Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
Postal code span | List of T Postal Codes of Canada |
Area code(s) | +1-403 |
Highways | Highway 24 |
Railways | Canadian Pacific |
Mossleigh is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Vulcan County. It is located on Highway 24, approximately 63 kilometres (39 mi) southeast of Calgary.
Mossleigh has a community hall, gas station/convenience store, a motel, and a restaurant. The Mossleigh community school built in 1953 was closed in 1988 and is now privately owned. The former two room high school is also privately owned.
Mossleigh is home to a Lions Club campground, while Aspen Crossing, located one kilometre west of Mossleigh, features a rail dining car with dinner theatre, a rail station with a gift store and a garden centre, and a campground with caboose cabins. Mossleigh is also home to three wooden grain elevators. Two are owned by Cousins Ian and Eric Donovan and the third is currently owned by Parrish & Heimbecker Limited. The town also has an active car club.
Coordinates: 50°43′13″N 113°19′28″W / 50.72028°N 113.32444°W